Correlation between Vitamin B12 and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Yongjun Tan, Li Hui Zhou, Kaiqi Gu, Caihong Xie, Yuhan Wang, Lijun Cha, Youlin Wu, Jiani Wang et al.

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 2023

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Abstract

= 0.04). The vast majority of included studies supported potential positive influence of vitamin B12 on mental health, and vitamin B12 deficiency may be a reversible cause for some mental health disorders in children and adolescents.

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