Micronutrients & recovery
Daily supplementation with 0.8 mg of folic acid or 0.4 mg of vitamin B12 significantly decreases depression symptoms in patients.
If you are dealing with depression, consider discussing B-vitamin supplementation with your doctor. Clinical trials suggest that taking 0.8 mg of folic acid daily or 0.4 mg of Vitamin B12 daily can help decrease symptoms. Ensure your diet includes these nutrients, but recognize that targeted supplementation has proven efficacy in RCTs.
Randomized, controlled trials that involve folate and vitamin B12 suggest that patients treated with 0.8 mg of folic acid/day or 0.4 mg of vitamin B12/day will exhibit decreased depression symptoms.
Why this rating
Cites Randomized, Controlled Trials (RCTs), which is high-quality evidence for nutritional interventions.
Source
Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses
TS Sathyanarayana Rao et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 2008
DOI 10.4103/0019-5545.42391
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