Don’t Ignore your Vitamin Deficiencies
Years of research elicited the significance of dietary nutrition in mental
health. Deficiencies of various nutrients are known to not only affect the
physical health but also have adverse effects on the mental health of an
individual. One such nutrient is vitamin which is a crucial element of an
individual’s
diet . It is essential for bone development and equally important for brain
development and functioning.
Various deficiencies especially B12 and vitamin D can lead to mental problems
mood and behavioral problems whereas vitamin B1 and B6 are used as potential
treatments for
anxiety
and autism.
In Brain development vitamin B12 and other B vitamins play a significant role
these are the chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions. Depression
can be associated with low levels of B-12 and other B vitamins such as vitamin
B-6 and folate.
Vitamin D and Vitamin B 12 are re- emerging endemic in diverse population and
across the world.
An approximate 1 billion people around the world have deficiencies or
insufficiencies in vitamin D. High risk persons with vitamin D deficiency
include those who live far from the equator those suffering from disorders or
conditions such as obesity liver disease and renal disease elderly and dark
skinned people. Vitamin D deficiencies are often associated with
depression
seasonal affective disorder and schizophrenia in adults.
Deficiency and insufficiency of vitamin D are both relatively common in
teenagers with severe mental illness.The tentative correlations between the
deficiency of vitamin D and the existence of psychotic symptoms demand further
research.
In case of Vitamin B12 deficiency; various systems of the body is affected and
hence hematologic, gastrointestinal, neurological as well as psychiatric
symptoms arise. The psychiatric symptoms may be arise as a consequence of any
other system disbalance. The symptoms may include agitation, irritability,
negativism, confusion, disorientation, amnesia, impaired concentration and
attention and insomnia; while psychiatric disorders that may be diagnosed in
patients having vitamin B12 deficiency include
depression
bipolar disorder
panic disorder
psychosis phobias and dementia. In adult patients affective or psychotic
symptoms are involved. Vitamin B 12 is required for the production of
serotonin other neurotransmitters.
Korsakoff syndrome is an example of such a syndrome, in which vitamin
deficiency is considered to be a potential cause. It is a chronic memory
disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-1). Korsakoff
syndrome is most commonly caused by Vitamin deficiencies.
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