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Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3086" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/vitamin-d-reduced-rate-of-autoimmune-diseases-by-22/" target="_blank"><strong>Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say - Harvard</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Study of older adults is 'first direct evidence' of protection against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, other conditions</strong></p><p></p><p>In a new study, investigators from <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__brighamandwomens.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=z-IiJ6mFjIDpQ0biwQaG4cvWvibDOQjNHDJLof0yV7o&e=" target="_blank">Brigham and Women’s Hospital</a> found the people who took vitamin D, or vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids, had a significantly lower rate of autoimmune diseases — such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroid disease, and psoriasis — than people who took a placebo.</p><p></p><p>With their findings published Wednesday in <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bmj.com_content_376_bmj-2D2021-2D066452&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=UF8Y8ZZOi6o70FFpUH3Q11NeSREL5FvqbdjS4TAhLRs&e=" target="_blank">BMJ</a>, the team had tested this in the large-scale vitamin D and omega-3 trial (VITAL), a randomized study which followed participants for approximately five years. Investigators found the people who took vitamin D, or vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids had a significantly lower rate of AD than people who took a placebo.</p><p></p><p>“It is exciting to have these new and positive results for nontoxic vitamins and supplements preventing potentially highly morbid diseases,” said senior author <u>Karen Costenbader</u> of the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.brighamandwomens.org_medicine_rheumatology-2Dinflammation-2Dimmunity&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=Tz_ztTVixAGNmM1qO_8Ox7rA8sSn3S985Ro4vOJH5XQ&e=" target="_blank">Brigham’s Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity.</a> “This is the first direct evidence we have that daily supplementation may reduce AD incidence, and what looks like more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation for vitamin D. We look forward to honing and expanding our findings and encourage professional societies to consider these results and emerging data when developing future guidelines for the prevention of autoimmune diseases in midlife and older adults.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3086, member: 1"] [URL='https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/vitamin-d-reduced-rate-of-autoimmune-diseases-by-22/'][B]Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say - Harvard[/B][/URL] [B]Study of older adults is 'first direct evidence' of protection against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, other conditions[/B] In a new study, investigators from [URL='https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__brighamandwomens.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=z-IiJ6mFjIDpQ0biwQaG4cvWvibDOQjNHDJLof0yV7o&e=']Brigham and Women’s Hospital[/URL] found the people who took vitamin D, or vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids, had a significantly lower rate of autoimmune diseases — such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroid disease, and psoriasis — than people who took a placebo. With their findings published Wednesday in [URL='https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bmj.com_content_376_bmj-2D2021-2D066452&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=UF8Y8ZZOi6o70FFpUH3Q11NeSREL5FvqbdjS4TAhLRs&e=']BMJ[/URL], the team had tested this in the large-scale vitamin D and omega-3 trial (VITAL), a randomized study which followed participants for approximately five years. Investigators found the people who took vitamin D, or vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids had a significantly lower rate of AD than people who took a placebo. “It is exciting to have these new and positive results for nontoxic vitamins and supplements preventing potentially highly morbid diseases,” said senior author [U]Karen Costenbader[/U] of the [URL='https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.brighamandwomens.org_medicine_rheumatology-2Dinflammation-2Dimmunity&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=DnS34uF8FMox2vVhGrzlX28MWrSDyn-iGaJF58zdbu4&m=9HCxpQ1H_cFq_Hn4sL5ULGfg3Wbyu9P4PcALWqP4dDcEY4G-ecFaPRPw3lyU29QN&s=Tz_ztTVixAGNmM1qO_8Ox7rA8sSn3S985Ro4vOJH5XQ&e=']Brigham’s Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity.[/URL] “This is the first direct evidence we have that daily supplementation may reduce AD incidence, and what looks like more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation for vitamin D. We look forward to honing and expanding our findings and encourage professional societies to consider these results and emerging data when developing future guidelines for the prevention of autoimmune diseases in midlife and older adults.” [/QUOTE]
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