Meta-analysis: Vitamin D Supplementation for Major Depression

Findings of a recently published meta-analysis suggest that vitamin D supplementation may be a promising solution to managing major depression.
 
“To our knowledge, no prior meta-analysis has tried to answer the question whether supplementation of vitamin D is beneficial in clinically depressed individuals. The reason for the benefit seen with vitamin D could be due to the fact that depression has multifactorial origins, including oxidative stress.  Therefore, the antioxidant properties of vitamin D could be relevant and may contribute to therapeutic effects observed,” the authors explained.