Rheumatoid Arthritis

RA items       See also Overview Rheumatoid Arthritis   Autoimmune  Inflammation   Pain - Chronic

      Highlights of RA studies in Vitamin D Life

RA worse if low Vitamin D

• Rheumatoid Arthritis score extrapolates to zero at 51 ng of Vitamin D (India) – June 2024

• Rheumatoid Arthritis is more severe if low vitamin D – July 2023

• Rheumatoid arthritis pain was 5.8 X more likely if low vitamin D – Aug 2017

• Adaptive and innate immune system, vitamin D genes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis – June 2019

• Rheumatoid Arthritis strongly associated with low vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2016

• Rheumatoid Arthritis associated with lower vitamin D and higher latitude – meta-analysis Jan 2016

  RA and Vitamin D Receptor (auto-updated)

{category}

RA Treated by Vitamin D

• Several rheumatic diseases treated by high-dose vitamin D, but made worse if Calcium was added – April 2022

• Rheumatic Diseases often treated by Vitamin D, may need 40-60 ng – Oct 2021

• Rheumatoid Arthritis pain reduced by vitamin D (monthly or daily)

• Rheumatoid arthritis reduced by 440,000 IU of Vitamin D over 4 months – Oct 2015

• Connective tissue disorders (Lupus, RA, etc) treated by vitamin D – May 2016

• 43 percent of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients have Vitamin D prescriptions (15 countries) – June 2017

• Big increase in vitamin D supplementation in just 2 years after Swiss rheumatology report – Dec 2013

• High dose vitamin reduced pain of fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis - July 2015

  • Note: Vitamin D receptor problems (such as RA) are best treated by infrequent large doses of Vitamin D

10 Most-visited pages in Rheumatoid Arthritis category in Vitamin D Life

{LISTPAGES}

Meta-analyses of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vitamin D

{category}

Intervention studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis

{category}

studies in both categories of RA and Omega-3

Boron AND Rheumatoid Arthritis studies

{category}

All RA items

{category}