Vitamin D Does Not Protect the Brain Against Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease – Medicine

"Previous studies had shown that patients with a neurodegenerative disease tended to have low levels of vitamin D compared to healthy people," says Krystal Iacopetta, lead author of the research. "This – he adds – has led to the hypothesis that increasing vitamin D levels, through increased exposure to UV and sunlight or supplementation, could potentially have a positive impact. widespread belief is that these supplements could reduce However, the results of our extensive review and badysis of the overall scientific literature indicate that this is not the case and that it There is no convincing evidence to support vitamin D as a protective agent. However, Professor Mark Hutchinson, another author of the research, notes that there may be evidence that Exposure to the sun can have a beneficial impact on the brain, in other ways than those related to Vitamin D levels: "It could be that a sensitive and safe sun exposure is beneficial to the brain and that exciting new factors come into play we need still identify and measure, "he says.