Could This Vitamin Slow Brain Aging and Ward Off Alzheimer’s?
A form of vitamin B3, and precursor to NAD+, may play a key role in modifying neurodegenerative diseases and protecting brain health in adults.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
The trace nutrient nicotinamide riboside (NR), a precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and a form of vitamin B3, may help slow brain aging
NR may help to boost levels of NAD+, which typically declines in the brain with age, leading to metabolic and cellular dysfunction
The NAD+ precursor niacinamide is also beneficial, but…
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