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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitamin D deficiency and depression in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis found lower vitamin D levels in people with depression and higher risk estimates for depression in the lowest vitamin D groups, while emphasizing that causality was not established.
jneuropsychiatry.org
Depression and Vitamin D Deficiency: Causality, Assessment, and Clinical Practice Implications
This review reports substantial evidence of an association between vitamin D deficiency and depression, while stating that the direction of causality remains unclear.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Is Vitamin D Important in Anxiety or Depression? What Is the Truth?
This review states that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased symptoms of depression and anxiety, but that cause-and-effect has not been clarified.
webmd.com
What to Know About Vitamin D and Mental Health
This article acknowledges an association but cautions that available studies do not prove vitamin D deficiency causes depression.
unitypoint.org
How to Spot a Vitamin D Deficiency
This health article says vitamin D deficiency may affect mood, but explicitly states there is not enough evidence to say low vitamin D levels cause depression.
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