naturcomments™ - vitamin D deficiency linked to greater pain
In a recent post by Nutra Ingredients USA it reported that “a new study has linked vitamin D and a reduction of chronic pain, lending to voices calling for increased fortification or supplementation of the nutrient in diets.
The study, presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, found that one in four patients who suffer from chronic pain also have inadequate blood levels of vitamin D. As such, the researchers put forth that the vitamin D deficiency possibly contributed to the patients’ ongoing pain.
Vitamin D deficiency - which can lead to osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular disease - has been found to be lacking particularly in inhabitants of colder climates.
A recent study, for example, indicated that the median adult intake of vitamin D in the US is only 230 IU per day, versus the researchers’ recommended 2000 IU per day.”
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