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REVIEW article
Front. Neurosci.
Sec. Neuroenergetics and Brain Health
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnins.2025.1498655
This article is part of the Research Topic Insights in Neuroenergetics and Brain Health: 2024-2025 View all 3 articles
Say hello to my little friend… micronutraceuticals in neuroenergetics, neuronal health, and neurodegenerative diseases
Provisionally accepted- North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Vitamins and minerals (micronutraceuticals) maintain good health. However, the specific effects of these micronutraceuticals on brain health are often overlooked, or not even known. In this review, an overview of the direct and indirect effects of micronutraceuticals on brain energy metabolism (neuroenergetics) and neuronal health is provided. Thereafter, a holistic summary of the existing studies that have shown the impact of micronutraceuticals on neurodegenerative diseases. Lastly, this review concludes by identifying several research gaps that remain and provides suggestions for future research on these hot topics.
Keywords: Vitamins, Neuroenergetics, Brain, Energy Metabolism, Neurons, neurodegenerative disease
Received: 19 Sep 2024; Accepted: 01 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Mason. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Shayne Mason, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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