Vitamin D supplements are essential in climates with low sunshine levels

New research has revealed that a lack of vitamin D makes people more susceptible to certain diseases.

Professor of Clinical Neurology at The University of Oxford Dr George Ebers, explained in a recent Radio 4 interview how some genes are regulated by vitamin D.

Building on previous research about the role genes play in disease, this recent study focused on the effect of environmental factors, in this case Vitamin D, on genes.

In the trial a disproportionate amount of genes reacted with Vitamin D proving that it regulates a significant number of them. This points to the fact that people with too little Vitamin D are instantly more susceptible to diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and type 1 diabetes.

Dr Ebers explained that although the environment holds the key to disease prevention, considerable evidence points to the fact that in climates with a lack of sunshine vitamin D supplements should be seriously considered. He states ‘taking vitamin D circumvents the whole issue of being out of the sun.’


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