What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is an essential substance for our bodies.
It is different from other vitamins because it is not taken through food but through direct exposure
to the sun's rays. The modern lifestyle, which involves less time spent outdoors, has made Vitamin
D deficiency quite common.
What are the main characteristics of Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is responsible for the absorption of calcium, an element that is not produced by the
human body but is essential for its health and function, and is also involved in bone health and
function, and central and peripheral nervous system, and in coagulation and muscle contraction.
Vitamin D supposedly protects against cognitive decline and dementia based on observational
data.
Vitamin D has been shown to influence several cellular processes in the brain.
| Study title | Conclusions | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Review: The role of vitamin D in the health and disease of the nervous system. | This review highlights genetic epidemiological, neuropathological, experimental, and molecular evidence implicating vitamin D as a candidate in influencing susceptibility to a range of psychiatric and neurological diseases. | C. DeLuca, S. M. Kimball Review: The role of vitamin D in nervous system health and disease - DeLuca - 2013 - Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology - Wiley Online Library |
