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Vitamin D Supplements Linked to Reduced Risk of Suicide, Study of Veterans Finds - Gizmodo
Feb 04, 2023 57 secs
Taking vitamin D supplements was linked to lower rates of attempted suicide and intentional self-harm among former military members, new research found.

In the study, scientists looked at data about a large group of U.S. veterans and determined that those given supplemental vitamin D were at lower risk for attempting suicide or self-harming than those who weren’t.

The work, published in the journal PLoS ONE, adds to a growing body of science suggesting a link between vitamin D deficiency and depression or other forms of mental illness.

Then, they compared the veterans within that group who were prescribed vitamin D by the VA to similar, control subjects who hadn’t been offered supplements, to see if there was any difference in the number of suicide attempts or reports of self-harm behavior.

Finally, among veterans with reported vitamin D deficiencies (blood serum levels below 20 ng/ml), supplementation was linked with the biggest reduction in suicide risk of any subgroup.

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with lots of health problems, including aches pains, bone and muscle weakness, increased risk of death from heart disease, cognitive impairments, childhood asthma, and certain cancers.

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