High-dose vitamin B6 supplements may reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, new research suggests.
The ANOVA test analysis of the B6 and placebo group data showed"no uniform direction of change" in depression at post-test. The researchers found a"tendency" for depression scores to decrease between baseline and post-test in the B6 group but to increase in the placebo group ― an interaction that"approached" significance , they report.
"We found that supplementation with B6 produced subtle changes in tests of visual processing in a way that suggested an increase in the level of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA," Field reported. The current study's population mainly consisted of young women, and the interpretation of the data is"limited" because the researchers did not measure blood status for B6 and B12, Johnston noted. It is possible the sample was low in B6 and that the supplements"improved cognitive measures."
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