A major review by the Global Council on Brain Health found there is “no convincing evidence” nutritional supplements designed to improve thinking skills, memory, or Alzheimers’s symptoms actually work.
Fish oil pills are often marketed as benefiting brain power – and millions of Brits take the over-the-counter capsules daily.
The report says pensioners can get all their key nutrients from a healthy diet. Eating plenty of fruit and veg has been repeatedly linked with better brain health.
“Rather than buying a dietary supplement, spend money on new walking shoes or a salmon dinner.”
In a consensus statement, the council said: “For most people, the best way to get your nutrients for brain health is from a healthy diet, consumption of fatty fish as potentially beneficial.
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