Vitamin D deficiency can raise depression risk in elderly
Deficiency in vitamin D -- the 'sunshine vitamin' -- among older adults
is associated with a substantial increased risk of depression resulting
to early death, says a new study.
The study showed that vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 75 per cent increase in the risk of developing depression.
"This study shows that vitamin D is associated with a health condition other than bone health. What is surprising is the large effect on depression even after accounting for other control variables," said a research candidate.
"Given that vitamin D is safe in the recommended intakes and is relatively cheap, this study adds to the growing evidence on the benefits of vitamin D for health," the researcher said.
For the study, the team studied 4,000 community-dwelling people aged above 50 years.
"The new finding that the development of depression could potentially be attenuated by having a higher vitamin D status could have significant policy and practice implications for government and health services," said the Principal Investigator .
"It is our responsibility to now ascertain whether supplementation will influence depression," she noted.
Another study, showed that newborns with vitamin D deficiency had a 44 per cent increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as adults.
These findings are important as vitamin D status is relatively easy and inexpensive to modify through supplementation or fortification, the researchers noted.
The study showed that vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 75 per cent increase in the risk of developing depression.
"This study shows that vitamin D is associated with a health condition other than bone health. What is surprising is the large effect on depression even after accounting for other control variables," said a research candidate.
"Given that vitamin D is safe in the recommended intakes and is relatively cheap, this study adds to the growing evidence on the benefits of vitamin D for health," the researcher said.
For the study, the team studied 4,000 community-dwelling people aged above 50 years.
"The new finding that the development of depression could potentially be attenuated by having a higher vitamin D status could have significant policy and practice implications for government and health services," said the Principal Investigator .
"It is our responsibility to now ascertain whether supplementation will influence depression," she noted.
Another study, showed that newborns with vitamin D deficiency had a 44 per cent increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as adults.
These findings are important as vitamin D status is relatively easy and inexpensive to modify through supplementation or fortification, the researchers noted.
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