The Influence of Vitamin D Intake and Status on Mental Health in Children: A Systematic Review.

What It Covers

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as a systematic review.

The aim of the study was to analyze the association between vitamin D intake or status and mental health in children within a systematic review of literature, including both intervention and observational studies.

Why It Was Studied

The literature search was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines and it covered peer-reviewed studies included in databases of PubMed and Web of Science until October 2019.

The review was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42020155779).

Who the Included Studies Covered

The age groups tagged for this paper are children.

The studies presenting either vitamin D intake, or vitamin D status in human subjects were allowed (excluding subjects with intellectual disabilities, eating disorders and neurological disorders), while for mental health the various methods of assessment and wide scope of factors were included.

How the Review Was Done

The bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).

What Was Measured

A number of 7613 studies after duplicate removing were extracted by two independent researchers, followed by screening and assessment for eligibility, conducted by two independent researchers in two steps (based on title and abstract).

The subject headings attached to it are Dietary Supplements, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Vitamin D and Vitamin D Deficiency.

The authors tagged it with the keywords depression, intake, status and supplementation.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is a systematic review of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

The publication is from 2021 (Nutrients), a journal based in Switzerland.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.