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Vitamin B6

ID 173

Efficacy of Vitamin B6 as an Alternative Medicine According to GRADE* Ranking: 


Alzheimer's Disease [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (A few well-defined studies have shown treatment with Vitamin B group (including Vitamin b6 ) slowed atrophy in AD patients. Other early studies have not yielded any significant improvements.)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence 


* www.gradeworkinggroup.org 

References: 
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23690582

2. http://www.pnas.org/content/110/23/9523.short

3. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-B6

4. http://mrcanu.pharm.ox.ac.uk/news/b-vitamins-slow-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease

5. http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/385884/Supplements-halt-Alzheimer-s-groundbreaking-dementia-prevention-treatment

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