Is Vitamin D Important in Anxiety or Depression? What Is the Truth?

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AKPINAR Ş., GEZMEN KARADAĞ M.

Current Nutrition Reports, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.675-681, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13668-022-00441-0
  • Dergi Adı: Current Nutrition Reports
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.675-681
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Depression, Anxiety, Mood disorders, Vitamin D, Antioxidant, Cholecalciferol
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.Purpose of Review: Depression and anxiety are mood disorders that affect health and therefore quality of life and increase the global burden of disease. One of the possible mechanisms in the pathophysiology of these mood disorders has been reported as oxidative stress and inflammation. In the light of this information, it is important to determine the relationship between antioxidant nutrients (such as vitamin D) and these diseases. There are points where the brain regions involved in the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety and vitamin D metabolism intersect. Recent Findings: Low vitamin D levels are associated with increased symptoms of depression and anxiety. For this reason, vitamin D screening should be performed in the prevention and treatment planning of these mood disorders. Summary: Vitamin D, which has antioxidant properties and activity in brain tissue, is important for mood disorders preventions or treatments but serum levels must be followed.