Vitamin D may exacerbate autoimmune disease

Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news158425579.html">Vitamin D may exacerbate autoimmune disease</a></p> <p>Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in <i>Autoimmunity Reviews</i> explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease.</p>