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Taking vitamin D supplements lowers women's risk of MS.
2004 FEB 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who take vitamin D supplements through multivitamins are 40% less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than women who do not take supplements, according to a study published in the January 13, 2004, issue of Neurology.
Food is a source of vitamin D, and the body makes vitamin D through exposure to sunlight.
"Because the number of cases of MS increases the farther you get from the equator, one hypothesis has been that sunlight exposure and high levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of MS," said study author Kassandra Munger, MSc, of Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. "This is the first prospective study to look at this question.
"These results need to be confirmed with additional research, but it's exciting to think that something as simple as taking a multivitamin could reduce your risk of developing MS," she added.
The researchers examined data from two large studies involving women: the 20-year Nurses' Health Study and the 10-year Nurses' Health Study II. The women's diets and use of multivitamin supplements were assessed as the studies began and then again every 4 years. Women with MS symptoms starting before beginning the study were not included in the results. There were 187,563 women in the study. Of those, 173 women developed MS during the course of the study.
The women were divided into groups based on vitamin D use. Those with the highest intake of vitamin D from supplements (400 IU or more per day) were 40% less likely to develop MS than those who used no supplements, study data showed.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Taking vitamin D supplements lowers women's risk of MS.