Lack of high levels of vitamin D can result in Parkinson's

US scientists have found that patients with signs of early Parkinson's disease have high levels of vitamin D deficiency.

The results of this study were published in the medical journal Archives of Neurology in March.

Scientists say that vitamin D deficiency is associated with many chronic diseases and clinical disorders, including decreased muscle strength, cognitive disorders, multiple sclerosis or diabetes (type 1 and type 2) and some cancers. Vitamin D deficiency is also thought to be common in Parkinson's patients.

Dr. Marian L. Evatt and colleagues at Emory University and Atlanta Veterans Medical Center conducted a vitamin D deficiency test in early untreated Parkinson's patients.

The results of the analysis and comparison revealed a high incidence of vitamin D deficiency in early Parkinson patients, who have not undergone treatment. About 69.4% of the study participants were deficient in vitamin D.

Previously, Dutch scientists also found that people with high levels of vitamin D were less likely to develop symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and Welfare in Helsinki, Finland, also conducted research on 3,173 people without Parkinson's disease, including men and women aged 50-79 years. a period of 29 years from 1978-2007. At the end of the study, there were 50 people with Parkinson's disease.

After adjusting for other potential related factors including physical activity and human body index, scientists found that those with the highest vitamin D levels were among the study participants. 67% lower risk of Parkinson's symptoms than those with the lowest vitamin D levels.

Vitamin D is often considered ' vitamin heaven ', because it is produced from the sun. About 90-95% of vitamin D in our bodies is produced by the skin and only 5-10% is due to food sources. Oil-rich fish such as salmon, cod, mackerel, and herring have higher levels of vitamin D than other fish. Dried mushrooms also contain vitamin D.

Parkinson's disease is a gradual degeneration of the central nervous system, often seen in people over 50 years of age, rarely seen in young adults. Men are more ill than women.