Low Vitamin D Related to Depression

Vitamin D deficiency in older people can lead to depression over time, reveals a novel study aimed at exploring the relation between the vitamin and depression in aged people.

Low levels of vitamin D are a risk factor for the onset of depressive symptoms in the older age group.

The study, conducted by Dr. Luigi Ferrucci of the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore and colleagues, looked at 531 women and 423 men aged above 65 years.

The participants were all a part of the InCHIANTI Study, a 6 year long survey of factors linked to loss of mobility in aged people.

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