Lupus patients entering a prospective cohort study with low vitamin D levels faced doubled all-cause mortality risk and tripled risk for major cardiovascular events during follow-up averaging 6 years, ...

New research finds Vitamin D supplementation for five years taken with, or without, fish oil (Omega 3 fatty acid) may help reduce autoimmune disease, such as lupus. In the study, led by Dr. Karen ...

Vitamin D affects how your immune system works, and plays a role in controlling certain types of inflammation, including the type that leads to autoimmune diseases. It’s common for people with lupus ...

Both low and high levels of maternal 25-hydroxy [25(OH)] vitamin D are linked to an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with levels of 40-59 ...

Low levels of vitamin D and its principal circulating form 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) have been linked to many types of adverse outcomes beyond bone health, such as cardiovascular disease. How ...