(Health Centre) - Vitamin D deficiency affects approximately 60 percent of the northern population. As you know already, a lack of vitamin D supply reinforce the broadest range of illnesses or even trigger. According to recent studies, a vitamin D deficiency affects very negatively diabetic neuropathic out - a nervous disorder on arms and legs. Now the question is asked whether the "sun hormone" will play in the future an important role in the prevention and treatment of polyneuropathy and may the usual strong painkillers to outdo.

A new research paper examines the role of vitamin D in reducing the risk of lung cancer, in particular, among patients with vitamin D deficiency. The meta-analysis of ten short-listed studies revealed a significant 5% reduction in the risk of lung cancer associated with each 10 nmol/L increase of vitamin D intake. The paper has been published in the Journal of Cancer Causes & Control and is part of DSM’s ongoing advocacy of the importance of vitamin D in maintaining adequate health and preventing conditions associated with its deficiency.

Does a lack of vitamin D put you at greater risk of multiple sclerosis?

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a previously unknown link between vitamin D and depression in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).