Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&intentional self-harm

Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by SapporoChris on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:27PM (#34681829)

Prevalence rates of severe vitamin D deficiency, defined as 25(OH)D <30 nmol/L (or 12 ng/ml), of 5.9% (US), 7.4% (Canada), and 13% (Europe) have been reported. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-020-0558-y

Three-quarters of U.S. teens and adults are deficient in vitamin D, the so-called "sunshine vitamin" whose deficits are increasingly blamed for everything from cancer and heart disease to diabetes, according to new research. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vitamin-d-deficie...

Okay, so the numbers aren't consistent. They're not even close. That and a lot of anecdotal evidence. I find it hard to take Vitamin D deficiency seriously. I am anecdotally not depressed about it.

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Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by calibas on Monday February 06, 2023 @02:51PM (#34683262)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment? You're comparing Vitamin D deficiency (< 50 nmol/L or 20 ng/ml) with severe Vitamin D deficiency (<30 nmol/L or 12 ng/ml) and saying the numbers aren't consistent?

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