Newborns With Low Levels Of Vitamin D May Have Higher Odds Of Developing MS Later In Life, Study Suggests.

“Newborns with low levels of vitamin D may have higher odds of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life,” researchers found after examining “dried blood spot samples stored in the Danish Newborn Screening Biobank,” then identifying “every Dane born since May 1981, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis by 2012.” Medscape (12/1, Hughes) reports the findings were published online in Neurology. An accompanying editorial observed, “Although we do not know the precise target level of 25(OH)D that would be adequate to prevent MS in most individuals, or the precise period when adequate exposure to 25(OH)D is needed, we can still aim to ensure that pregnant women and their offspring achieve the minimum levels of 25(OH)D that are considered important for health (i.e., >50 nmol/L) lifelong, and are nontoxic.” https://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/multiple-sclerosis-news-486/could-low-levels-of-vitamin-d-at-birth-indicate-higher-ms-risk-717332.html