138 – Can vitamin D treat multiple sclerosis?

A new study claims that vitamin D can treat multiple sclerosis. But is this trial groundbreaking or an outlier? Dr. Chris Labos finds that the answer is far more complicated than a simple “yes” or “no”.

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References:

1. The D-Lay MS randomized trial:   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2831270

2. The Mendelian Randomization study of vitamin D https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000097

3. The early 2012 study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22354743/ 

4. The SOLAR study:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31594857/ 

5. The CHOLINE  study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31454777/ 

6. The VIDAMS study:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37125397/ 

7. The 2024 study on clinically isolated syndrome:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38085047/