A new study led by a UBC researcher has found a link between in-utero vitamin A deficiency and an increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The study found that mice deprived of vitamin A before birth were more likely to develop symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease — even if the vitamin deficiency was relatively minor. But the study also found that giving mice vitamin A supplements immediately after birth tended to counteract those effects. "We found that the vitamin A deficiency in the pregnancy actually affected the brain development," Song said. Song said about 200 million preschool children worldwide suffer from marginal vitamin A deficiency.

Source: CBC News January 29, 2017 01:01 UTC