Older men and women whose vitamin D blood levels are below 30ng/ml are more likely to become depressed over time, new research shows.
A flood of studies have shown potential health benefits of vitamin D, and the price we might pay for having a vitamin D deficiency. Low vitamin D levels have been linked to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and more severe asthma.
In people of all ages, insufficient vitamin D is quite common, and in elders low vitamin D has been linked to fractures, worse physical function, greater frailty, and a wide variety of chronic illness.
Be sure to get your Vitamin D levels tested. Ideally you want to be between 30 and 100ng/ml in US measurement..or above 75nmol/L in Canada, UK or NZ
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Depressive Symptoms in Older Women and Men
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 95, No. 7 3225-3233
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Depressive Symptoms in Older Women and Men
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 95, No. 7 3225-3233
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