Lack of Vitamin D Causes Depression

ARE you often depressed? Maybe it happens because you are deficient in vitamin D.

A study published in Archives of General Psychiatry says vitamin D deficiency can lead to depression and other psychiatric problems.

The team from the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, examined 1282 people aged 65 to 95 years. Of these, 26 people suffered severe depression, while 169 suffered from mild depression. They found vitamin D levels in people with depression was 14% lower than those without depression.

Vitamin D deficiency also causes increased production of hormones produced by glands paratyroid. An overactive parathyroid gland is often associated with the occurrence of depression.

Rich in calcium supplementation and increased exposure to sunlight can be a solution.