van der Mei IA, Ponsonby AL, Dwyer T, Blizzard L, Taylor BV, Kilpatrick T, Butzkueven H, McMichael AJ.
Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia.
J Neurol. 2007 May;254(5):581-90. Epub 2007 Apr 11.
"Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:01pm AEDT
Updated Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:27pm AEDT
Researchers are advising people with MS to take safe levels of vitamin D supplements.
Researchers are advising people with MS to take safe levels of vitamin D supplements. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo)
* Audio: New research shows Vitamin D may slow the progress of MS (The World Today)
Australian scientists have found that Vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Figures showing that people living in Tasmania are seven times more likely to develop MS than Queenslanders had suggested a link between sunlight exposure and the disease. "