Got Milk? It May Fight Alzheimer's

Drink is great source of key vitamin B12

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 1, 2009 5:31 PM CST

(Newser) – Two glasses of milk a day could help prevent brain-deteriorating diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists at Oxford have found. Milk, they observed, is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which experts believe helps protect nerve cells; elderly people with low B12 levels experience twice the... Read full story »

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