“Patients with chronic neurodegenerative diseases frequently have many risk
factors for vitamin D insufficiency,” including advancing age, obesity,
avoidance of sun exposure, residence in northerly latitudes and having darker
skin. …
Day: October 16, 2008
Parkinson’s Patients More Prone to Vitamin D Deficiency (Yahoo! News)
“Significantly more patients with style=”BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed”>Parkinson’s
disease [55 percent] had insufficient vitamin D than did controls [36
percent] or patients with Alzheimer’s
disease [41 percent],” the researchers wrote. …
Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Parkinson’s Disease in Koreans
1 ,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2 D3 ), which is the biologically active form
of vitamin D, has anti-inflammatory effects and can prevent experimental
Parkinson’s disease (PD). …
Vitamin D and Parkinson’s disease–a hypothesis.
We hypothesize, based upon several lines of evidence, that documented
chronically inadequate vitamin D intake in the United States, particularly in
the northern states and particularly in the elderly, is a significant factor in
the pathogenesis of PD. …
Vitamin D and Parkinson’s Disease: Too Much Apparently Not Enough when it Comes to PD
Researchers hypothesize, based upon several lines of evidence, that documented
chronically inadequate vitamin D intake in the United States,
particularly in the northern states and particularly in the elderly, is a
significant factor in the causes of Parkinson’s disease. …
Mainstream Media Lies about Vitamin D Deficiency and Parkinson’s with Deceptive Headlines
Do they really think readers are so stupid as to believe sunshine exposure
causes Parkinson’s disease? They’re apparently willing to print the false
headlines and find out. …