Vitamin D in brain function

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sun, 04/20/2008 - 23:00

Scientists at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland ask whether there is convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction and concluded that there is ample biological evidence to suggest an important role for vitamin D in brain development and function, and that supplementation for groups chronically low in vitamin D is warranted.

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