B12 and Folic Acid Study Pt 5

The difference in the improvements was small, the researchers write in their study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

 

For instance, on a short term memory test, those who took the fake pills improved their score from about 5.2 to about 5.5 over the two years. Those who took the vitamins increased their test scores from 5.16 to roughly 5.6.

 

Short term memory is used to dial a number someone has just told you, while long term memory comes into play when you try to call that number a day or week later.