![]() More than a quarter of adults in the United States age 50 and older take at least one supplement for brain health reasons. Washington, DC: AARP Research, August 2021 (release pending) * Mehegan, Laura and Chuck Rainville, Another Look at Brain Health and Dietary Supplements. Younger adults age 50-64 are significantly more likely to take omega-3 compared to adults age 65+ (68% vs. About four in 10 (44%) take a fish oil supplement and nearly six in 10 (57%) take omega-3. Other supplements taken for brain health more commonly include Omega 3 and fish oil. Recently looking on a commonly available website, we see a 30 day supply is for sale for $39.95, which translates into approximately $39 million a month being spent on this one supplement alone. Among those who take a supplement for brain health, (4%) reported they take Prevagen. The survey is a nationally representative sample of Americans 50 and older, so we estimate that approximately 983,000 Americans (4% of the 50+ who say they take a supplement for brain health) are taking a supplement which the GCBH concluded lacks sufficient evidence of effectiveness. More than one in 10 (12%) said they take a supplement to delay dementia. The top reason is to maintain or improve memory (71%) and to maintain or improve mental sharpness (60%). One in five (21%) adults 50 and older take a vitamin or dietary supplement for their brain health. Our most recent data finds nearly eight in 10 (78%) adults 50 and older take a vitamin or dietary supplement. In June 2021 AARP fielded a survey* of adults 50 and older about brain health supplements to update its 2019 survey results. ![]() Summer 2021 update to AARP’s Supplement survey:
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