All About Vitamins: Vitamin B6 in Reduced Risk of Depression

By Kyle J. Norton.

Vitamin B6 may have a intrinsic effect in reduced symptoms of depression, some scientists suggested.

Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is a water soluble vitamin found abundantly in green peas, yams, broccoli, asparagus and turnip greens,Peanuts, sunflower seeds, cashews and hazelnuts, meat, fish etc., with functions of amino acid, carbohydrate metabolism, brain health, and liver detoxification, etc.

Depression is a normal response as part of our daily lives such as the loss of s job, the death of a love one, and illness. Over 30 million Americans suffer from depression and the amount is increasing in an alarming rate.

In the study to investigate whether different intake levels of folate, vitamin B6 and B12 were associated with a 3-year depression incidence among generally healthy, community-dwelling older men and women conducted by the joint study lead by the St Francis Xavier University, researchers showed that
1. Vitamin B6 intake from foods were associated to 43% less likely to become depressed when adjusting for demographic and health factors in women.
2. Risk of depression also decreased in men who took dietary vitamin B6 during the study.


The results indicated that dietary vitamin B6 may be the choice for both men and women to reduced risk of depression.

Other in the study to investigate whether adolescent pregnant women were on greater risk of nutritional deficits in stress, and depression than their adult counterparts, and these risk factors associated to adverse pregnancy outcomes, researchers at the joint study lead by the Columbia University Medical Center, suggested that vitamin B6 was one of many micro nutrients found in deficient status in these group of women.

After taking into account of other risk factors, Dr. Singh A, the lead author postulated, "mood and dietary factors are associated and should be considered together for health interventions during adolescent pregnancy for the young woman and her future child".

Taking altogether, vitamin B6 may be considered as an adjunct supplement with standard therapy for reducing risk of depression in general population.

 
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Sources
(1) Intakes of folate, vitamin B6 and B12 and risk of depression in community-dwelling older adults: the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Aging by Gougeon L1,2, Payette H3,4, Morais JA5, Gaudreau P6,7, Shatenstein B8,9, Gray-Donald K2.(PubMed)
(2) Micronutrient Dietary Intake in Latina Pregnant Adolescents and Its Association with Level of Depression, Stress, and Social Support by Singh A1,2,3, Trumpff C4, Genkinger J5,6, Davis A7, Spann M8,9, Werner E10,11, Monk C12,13,14.(PubMed)


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Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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