Vitamin D intake from foods and supplements and depressive symptoms in a diverse population of older women.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth R; Powers, Sally I; Spangler, Leslie; Brunner, Robert L; Michael, Yvonne L; Larson, Joseph C; Millen, Amy E; Bueche, Maria N; Salmoirago-Blotcher, Elena; Liu, Simin; Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia; Ockene, Judith K; Ockene, Ira; Manson, Joann E

Source:

The American journal of clinical nutrition, Volume 94, Issue 4, p.1104-12 (2011)

Keywords:

2011, Center-Authored Paper, November 2011, Public Health Sciences Division

Abstract:

Vitamin D may plausibly reduce the occurrence of depression in postmenopausal women; however, epidemiologic evidence is limited, and few prospective studies have been conducted.