Vitamin D deficiency threatens children with serious mental disorders in adolescence

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could reduce the risk of schizophrenia in children in adulthood, according to a recent study.

Danish researchers have stated that people born with vitamin D deficiency were 44% more likely to develop mental illness than those with normal vitamin D levels.

The researchers say this suggests that vitamin D deficiencies in pregnant women account for 8% of schizophrenia in children in adulthood.

"Since the fetus depends on vitamin D reserves for the mother, the results suggest that ensuring adequate levels of vitamins in pregnant women could prevent some forms of schizophrenia," said Professor John McGrath of the University of Aarhus .

Most vitamin D comes from the sun and food, including oily fish, red meat and egg yolks.

Schizophrenia, or schizophrenia, is defined as a group of poorly understood brain disorders characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, disorders, and cognitive disorders.

The symptoms of this mental disorder often appear in the late teens and early twenties.

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