India, April 14 -- A new study from Tufts University shows that not getting enough vitamin K, found in leafy green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, green peas, and kale, might hurt brain health as we get older.
The research, led by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tuft, studied middle-aged mice for six months to see how a low-vitamin K diet affected brain function compared to a normal diet.
"There is also research that indicates vitamin K contributes to brain function and that brain function declines during the aging process," said lead author Tong Zheng.
"Vitamin K seems to have a protective effect. Our research is trying to understand the underlying mechanism for that effect, so that we mi...