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Vitamin D significantly improves mental health in elderly, finds Study
Dr Alenka Gugger at Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland and colleagues conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial to test the effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on mental health in pre-frail older adults.
In a new study of a 1-year, double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted in Zurich, Switzerland, authors assessed 200 community-dwelling adults of aged ≥ 70 years to examine the influence of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on mental health in pre-frail older adults. Subjects were given 24,000 IU vitamin D3 (considered a standard of care), 60,000 IU vitamin D3, or 24,000 IU vitamin D3 plus 300 μg calcifediol per month.
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It was found that compared with the standard monthly dose of 24,000 IU, higher monthly doses of vitamin D3 did not provide any mental health benefit. However, higher 25(OH)D levels at 12-month follow-up were associated with a small but statistically significant improvement in mental health scores, regardless of vitamin D treatment dose.
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