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Lancet concludes that Vitamin D can protect against MS, but do know know why – June 2010

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

The Lancet Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 599 - 612, June 2010<Previous Article|Next Article>doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70086-7Cite or Link Using DOIProf Alberto Ascherio MD a b c Corresponding AuthorEmail Address, Kassandra L Munger ScD b, K Claire Simon ScD bThe hypothesis that adequate vitamin D nutrition can contribute to the prevention of multiple sclerosis (MS) was originally proposed to explain the geographical distribution of MS, but only recently has the relation between various measures of vitamin D (eg, sun exposure, dietary sources, and serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D) and risk of developing MS been rigorously investigated.Overall, the results of these studies support a protective effect of vitamin D, but there are uncertainties and many unanswered questions, including how vitamin D exerts a protective effect, how genetic variations modify the effect, and whether vitamin D can influence the course of MS progression.

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