Vitamin D doesn’t prevent depression in older adults, large study finds

CNN – August 4, 2020

Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine vitamin” because your body absorbs the nutrient primarily through exposure to the sun.

Some researchers had thought insufficient levels of vitamin D may play a role in depression but the findings of a large study of more than 18,000 U.S. adults aged 50 years or older published Tuesday has found no evidence of that impact.

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