Vitamin D - no cure for depression (when you use only 1200 IU)

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, nqz186, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz186

Editorial Rolf Jorde, Guri Grimnes

There is no doubt about vitamin D's role in the development and maintenance of a healthy skeleton. Based on observational studies, one could also be hopeful that vitamin D could prevent much more than rickets—as a “silver bullet” for many diseases. High intakes of vitamin D, sun exposure, and high serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D; the marker of vitamin D status] are all associated with good health. Conversely, low serum 25(OH)D concentrations are consistently associated with the presence of chronic disease risk factors, including hypertension, and predict future diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even mortality (1). Furthermore, the receptor for the active form of vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) is found in practically every tissue in which...

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Note: stating average was 46 nmol.they ignored those who ended up less having less than 75 nmol - assuming non-compliant

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