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Multiple sclerosis patients have 15 ng lower levels of vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2014

Vitamin D status and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Neurosci Lett. 2014 Jun 6;570:108-13. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.04.021. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
Duan S1, Lv Z2, Fan X1, Wang L1, Han F1, Wang H1, Bi S3.
1Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
2Department of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
3Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China. Electronic address: bisheng13224510036 at 163.com.

To estimate the associations between vitamin D status and multiple sclerosis (MS). We searched electronic databases of the human literature in PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library up to February, 2014 using the following keywords: 'vitamin D' or '25(OH)D' and 'status' or 'deficiency' or 'insufficiency' and 'multiple sclerosis'. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted on observational studies that reported the association between blood vitamin D levels and MS. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. 1007 patients and 829 controls were included.
Results of our meta-analysis show that MS patients had lower mean levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] than healthy controls (weighted mean difference[MD], -14.52, 95% confidence interval CI, -23.83 to -5.22). There were statistically significant heterogeneity (P<0.00001; I(2)=92%). The significant heterogeneity may be due to the differences in ethnicity, country, season of blood sampling and age of the participants studied. To sum up, low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of MS.

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PMID: 24769422


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The articles in both MS and Meta-Analysis are:


Overview MS and vitamin D contains the following summary
Clinical interventions have shown that Vitamin D can prevent, treat, and even cure Multiple Sclerosis, at a tiny fraction of the cost of the drugs now used to treat it, and without side effects.

Summary: lack of consensus on how much to prevent, treat, or cure MS.

  • How much Vitamin D to prevent many diseases - such as MS
  • How much Vitamin D is needed to treat MS? There is currently no agreement
       The recommendations range from 40 to 100 ng - which can result of a dose ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 IU/day
  • How Vitamin D is needed to Cure MS?: It appears that 20,000-140,000 IU daily may be needed to CURE the disease
       You must be under the supervision of a doctor who knows what to watch for in your individual situation.
       High doses of Vitamin D cannot be used as a monotherapy.
       You will need to adjust the cofactors: Typically increasing Magnesium and Vitamin K2, and reducing Calcium intake.
       Your doctor will monitor these and might increase your intake of Vitamins B2, C, as well as Omega-3


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