Vitamin D, inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis: what is the relationship?

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Studies on rheumatoid arthritis and vitamin D:
Here’s what one of the main syntheses of recent studies on the subject says:

Vitamin D deficiency, associated with genetic and environmental factors, can lead to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

Research on the potential role of vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has yielded conflicting results; further large-scale pharmacological research is needed to determine the effects of increased vitamin D during rheumatoid arthritis treatment.

In simpler terms:

In some people, vitamin D deficiency is one of the triggers for rheumatoid arthritis;
it is still unknown whether taking vitamin D supplements can relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis or delay the disease.

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Current research is trying to identify which people with polyarthritis might benefit from vitamin D intake: those with low vitamin D levels?

Studies on other chronic inflammations and vitamin D
The effect of vitamin D on chronic inflammation is mainly studied in rheumatoid arthritis.

There is even more uncertainty about the effects of vitamin D in other types of chronic inflammation, for example, in cases of inflammatory bowel disease or diabetes.

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