Vitamin D, Omega 3 protect against AI disease

Published On 2021-11-13T14:54:23+05:30 | Updated On 13 Nov 2021 9:24 AM GMT

Overview

In observational studies, vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases, and a large randomized, controlled trial has been lacking.

Supplementation with vitamin D and fish oil-derived omega-3 fatty acids may prevent from autoimmune diseases, suggests a large prospective randomized trial. A nationwide randomized trial by Jill Hahn and team revealed that supplementation for 5 years with vitamin D3 and or n-3 fatty acids reduced incident autoimmune disease by 25-30% in older adults than those who received neither supplement. The effect of vitamin D3 appeared to be stronger after 2 years of supplementation.

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Vitamin D And Omega-3 Supplementation May Protect Against Autoimmune Disorders: Study

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 3 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped.