Vitamin Delivers Again and Again

From eNewsletter 4/7/2025

DID YOU KNOW there is new evidence for why you should keep your vitamin D status optimal?

Researchers in Nutrients found suboptimal vitamin D status was associated with higher carotid artery thickness, an increase in carotid plaques, and stiffening of the artery. They also found that optimal vitamin D status can prevent this.

Low vitamin D levels during the first trimester of pregnancy were associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

A study in Nutrients purports that lower levels of vitamin D are associated with more severe cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis, increased pain, greater functional impairment, and elevated serum levels of inflammatory agents TNF-α and IL-6.

Finally, a new study in JAMA reports that oral vitamin D3 supplementation at 100,000 IU every 2 weeks significantly reduced disease activity in clinically isolated syndrome typical for multiple sclerosis (MS) and for early relapsing-remitting MS.

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