Dietary Supplement and Summary of Current Evidence. Ginkgo biloba; Omega-3 fatty acid supplements; Vitamin E; Curcumin; Vitamin B ...COVID-19  CDCInformation  NIHResearchInformation|EspañolU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesNationalInstitutesofHealthInformaciónenEspañolHomeHealthInformationProviderDigestDietarySupplementsandCognitiveFunction,Dementia,andAlzheimer’sDiseaseNCCIHClinicalDigestforhealthprofessionalsDietarySupplementsandCognitiveFunction,Dementia,andAlzheimer’sDiseaseNovember2020ConcernsaboutforgetfulnessandwhetheritisthefirstsignofAlzheimer’sdiseasearecommon,particularlyamongolderpatients.Yourpatientsmayalsoaskquestionsaboutuseofdietarysupplements,whichareoftenmarketedwithclaimsthattheyenhancememoryorimprovebrainfunctionandhealth.Thisissueofthedigestsummarizescurrentinformationonwhatthesciencesaysaboutseveraldietarysupplementsthathavebeenstudiedforcognitivefunction,dementia,andAlzheimer’sdisease.Althoughafewtrialsofnaturalproductsforthepreventionofcognitivedeclineordementiahaveshownsomemodesteffects,directevidenceislacking.Inaddition,researchonsomemindandbodypracticessuchasmusictherapyandmentalimagery,whichhaveshownpromiseintreatingsomesymptomsrelatedtodementia,aswellasalleviatingstressamongcaregivers,isongoing.WhattheScienceSays: DietarySupplementsandCognitiveFunction,Dementia,andAlzheimer’sDiseaseDietarySupplementandSummaryofCurrentEvidenceGinkgobilobaOmega-3fattyacidsupplementsVitamin ECurcuminVitaminBGinkgo bilobaThere’snoconclusiveevidencethatGinkgobilobaisefficaciousinpreventingorslowingdementiaorcognitivedecline.ReadmoreontheresearchofGinkgobiloba.Omega-3fattyacid supplementsAmongthenutritionalanddietaryfactorsstudiedtopreventcognitivedeclineinolderadults,themostconsistentpositiveresearchfindingsareforomega-3fattyacids,oftenmeasuredashowmuchfishisconsumedinthediet.However,severalhigh-qualityreviewshavefoundnoconvincingevidencefortheefficacyofomega-3polyunsaturatedfattyacidsupplementsinthetreatmentofmildtomoderateAlzheimer’sdisease.Readmoreonth