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Published in: Current Nutrition Reports 2/2015

01-06-2015 | Nutrition and Aging (KM Beavers, Section Editor)

Vitamin D and Age-Related Health Outcomes: Movement, Mood, and Memory

Author: Denise K. Houston

Published in: Current Nutrition Reports | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

It has long been recognized that vitamin D plays an important role in calcium homeostasis and musculoskeletal health. More recent evidence supports a role of vitamin D in physical and cognitive function and depressive symptoms through direct effects on skeletal muscle and the brain as well as indirectly through its reported roles in chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, conditions that frequently lead to declines in physical and cognitive function and depressed mood. The purpose of this review is to summarize the prospective cohort and randomized controlled trial evidence for vitamin D on physical and cognitive function and depressed mood in older adults. Results from both prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation are mixed. Thus, controversy remains over the optimal vitamin D concentration for physical and cognitive function and depressed mood and whether vitamin D supplementation is beneficial for these outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Vitamin D and Age-Related Health Outcomes: Movement, Mood, and Memory
Author
Denise K. Houston
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-015-0124-8

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