Researchers Link Low Levels of Vitamin D to Depression

In what is believed to be one of the largest investigations ever undertaken on the subject, UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study have linked low levels of Vitamin D to depression. The results of the study have been published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic’s peer-reviewed journal.

Low Vitamin-D levels already are associated with a number of health woes, including cardiovascular disease and neurological ailments. This new study helps clarify a debate that erupted after smaller studies produced conflicting results about the relationship between Vitamin D and depression. Major depressive disorder affects nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. For more information, click here to read the full release.