Nerve Pain Linked to Low Vitamin D
In a nutritional survey involving nearly 9 million people, low blood levels of vitamin D were linked with an increased risk of nerve pain in people with diabetes. This finding may also be important in FMS — where over 1/3 of patients develop secondary nerve pain from chronic muscle pain.
References
"Association between vitamin D and diabetic neuropathy in a nationally representative sample: results from 2001-2004 NHANES," Soderstrom LH, et al, Diabetes Medicine. 2012 Jan;29(1):50-5. (Free registration required.)
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