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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Vitamin D May Protect Against Crohn's Disease

A "Health Nugget" from Dr. Ray Strand:

"We are already aware of the fact that low vitamin D levels increase your risk of developing MS.  Therefore, supplementing your diet with vitamin D decreases your risk of developing MS.  Now their is another autoimmune disease that seems to respond to vitamin D supplementation.  Researchers published a study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry showing that vitamin D supplementation could help protect against Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that is felt to be another autoimmune disease."

"Vitamin D is a very important nutrient and over 90% of the population is deficient in this nutrient.  It is critical to maintain your vitamin D level above 60 ng/ml to optimize your immune function.  Now studies like these are also showing that it will also decrease your risk of developing MS and Crohn's disease, which are autoimmune diseases."

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