{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Alzheimer's Risk Relates to Vitamin D Deficiency: Study - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bwIPYhoNpb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/alzheimers-risk-relates-to-vitamin-d-deficiency-study\/\">Alzheimer&#8217;s Risk Relates to Vitamin D Deficiency: Study<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/alzheimers-risk-relates-to-vitamin-d-deficiency-study\/embed\/#?secret=bwIPYhoNpb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Alzheimer&#8217;s Risk Relates to Vitamin D Deficiency: Study&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"bwIPYhoNpb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/shutterstock_144855175.jpg","thumbnail_width":440,"thumbnail_height":335,"description":"Those with low vitamin D levels were more likely to have\u00a0dementia and also saw the condition progress faster in a new study published in JAMA Neurology.  While vitamin D's role is not defined by the study, there is evidence that affects all cells of the body,\u00a0according to study author Joshua Miller of Rutgers University,\u00a0so vitamin D could possibly\u00a0protect the brain from developing the functions\u00a0that are associated with Alzheimer's disease.  The research found that patients with dementia had average vitamin D levels of 16 ng\/ml, while\u00a0mentally normal patients averaged 19.7 ng\/ml. Those with low vitamin D levels also scored lower on memory and executive function tests, even after accounting for confounding factors. In the follow-up of the study, those with deficient and insufficient levels also saw more\u00a0decline in memory, thinking and problem-solving.  \"Vitamin D levels should be checked at least once in people 55 and older, and should be a part of any evaluation of mental impairment,\"\u00a0Dr. Sam Gandy, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, told CBS news.  Click here to read additional coverage from CBS News."}