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Depression Fighter
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Vitamin D
Analyzing data from a study involving 1,282 men and women ages 65 to 95 (participants in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam), Witte Hoogendijk, from the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (The Netherlands), and colleagues found that low levels of vitamin D along with higher levels of parathyroid hormone were associated with higher rates of depression. Among those with major and minor depression, blood vitamin D levels were 14% lower, while parathyroid levels were 5% and 33% higher, respectively, as compared to study participants who were not depressive. The researchers comment that by boosting vitamin D intake (either by vitamin supplementation or increased exposure to sunlight), those prone to depression may be able to positively impact their mood.
Vitamin D, the Depression Fighter
Analyzing data from a study involving 1,282 men and women ages 65 to 95 (participants in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam), Witte Hoogendijk, from the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (The Netherlands), and colleagues found that low levels of vitamin D along with higher levels of parathyroid hormone were associated with higher rates of depression. Among those with major and minor depression, blood vitamin D levels were 14% lower, while parathyroid levels were 5% and 33% higher, respectively, as compared to study participants who were not depressive. The researchers comment that by boosting vitamin D intake (either by vitamin supplementation or increased exposure to sunlight), those prone to depression may be able to positively impact their mood.
