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Little exposure to sunlight can raise multiple sclerosis risk infants
May 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Children of mothers who have had little exposure to sunlight during the first three months of pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood, according to an Australian study.
Low vitamin D levels were always associated with an increased risk of MS. Experts suspect that the lack of sun exposure, the main source of vitamin D-from the mother may affect the central nervous system or the immune system of the fetus and may predispose to develop MS in the future.
In the Australian study, researchers analyzed the birth records of 1,524 patients with MS born between 1920 and 1950 and found that most were born in the months of November and December.
This means their first quarter occurred during the winter months between April and June, a time when the mothers in the southern hemisphere might prefer being inside to avoid cold. Read the rest of this entry »