Studies were conducted at the University of Manchester, England suggests that a deficiency in vitamin D may be linked to chronic pain. The researchers used data on over 2,300 men in the European Male Aging Study.
The team followed up with the subjects on an average of 4.3 years. They found that 1 in 15 men who had no symptoms at the start of the study developed chronic widespread pain.
The results also showed that those with vitamin D deficiency at the start of the study were more than twice as likely to experience chronic widespread pain, compared with those who had the highest levels.
According to lead researcher Paul McCabe:
"Musculoskeletal pain is a recognized symptom of severe vitamin D deficiency. “
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that vitamin D is found naturally in only a few foods, including fish-liver oils, fatty fishes, mushrooms, egg yolks and liver. Although in the U.S. , vitamin D is commonly added to food products, including milk.
However, they also note that one of the best ways to get vitamin D in the body is through sunlight, which is transported to the liver and converted to 25-hydroxyvitamin D. The recommendations include a caution to not overexpose to sunlight which can damage skin and increase cancer risk.
If you’re concerned with suffering from chronic pain, you might want to consider making sure that you have adequate vitamin D levels.
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