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Impact Of Vitamin D Deficiency On Mental Health
Your body acquires vitamin D through sun exposure. How Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Mental Health Effects
Low levels of the vitamin may contribute to schizophrenia in adults, depression, and seasonal affective disorder. Other health problems that can arise from the deficiency includ.
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Metabolites have been reported in various psychiatric disorders. In the present cross-sectional study, levels of calcidiol were determined in groups of depressive men and women and in men and women with anxiety disorders and compared with age matched controls.
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According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) , kava was a popular choice before researchers determined that it can cause severe liver disease.
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