Mental stress, physical stress associations with low vitamin D - many studies
Cortisol, Vitamin D, and Vitamin D Receptor
Cortisol "Vitamin D Receptor" (7,800 Google search results Oct 2023)
Cortisol uses Cholesterol needed to produce Vitamin D from the sun
Many diseases stress the body ==> consume vitamin D
No indication that mental stress is reduced by Vitamin D (other than Depression )
perhaps stress ==> lower vitamin D ==> depression
See also other stresses: VitaminDWiki
96 percent vitamin D deficient – destitute asylum seekers and refugees in London – Nov 2012
Cholesterol is needed to produce both Vitamin D and Cortisol
See also web
Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Mental Health in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study - Jul 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142097 FREE PDF
Among vitamin D-deficient students:
prevelance of depression 60%, stress 75%,
The odds of developing depression OR = 4.96, stress OR = 4.77
Physical Activity, Sun Exposure, Vitamin D Intake and Perceived Stress in Italian Adults - May 2023 - https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15102301 FREE PDF
Correlation of selected stress associated factors with vitamin D deficiency in Jordanian men and women - Nov 2022 - https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S198175 FREE PDF
Vitamin D decreased stress response duration - RCT Oct 2020 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113258 PDF
- Benefit from just 1,600 IU for 4 months
Can stress spread like a virus? What animals tell us - Washington Post Oct 30,2022
- Stress contagion, Nothing about Vitamin D
Are stress and high cortisol depleting your vitamin D?
- Sept 2012 Natural News: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone, all of which diminish Vitamin D Receptors
- Stress and vitamin D in chronically stressed rats Oct 2013
- CYP27B1. CYP24A1 and Vitamin D receptors were all affected by stress
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- Mercola Dec 2015 - no mention of Vitamin D
Note: this page ignores other stresses - associated with low vitamin D
stress fractures
oxidative stress
stress incontinence