Vitamin D And Sun Exposure Seem To Lower Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers in Australia have found that people with higher levels of vitamin D from any source and who have had greater exposure to the sun are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis. The study compared people who have shown the first symptoms – a “first event” – of MS, but haven’t yet been diagnosed, with people who have never shown symptoms. Researchers took into account time spent in the sun, skin damage from the sun and vitamin D levels from the sun, as well as from diet and supplements. The risk of having a first event of MS dropped with greater sun exposure, greater sun-damaged skin and higher levels of vitamin D.