{"id":18540,"date":"2017-01-05T04:44:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/?p=18540"},"modified":"2023-03-30T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T06:19:40","slug":"vitamin-d-deficiency-increases-risk-chronic-headache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/vitamin-d-deficiency-increases-risk-chronic-headache\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of chronic headache"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.\u00a0The findings were published in Scientific Reports.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, analysed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men aged between 42 and 60 years in 1984\u20131989.\u00a0In 68% of these men, the serum vitamin D level was below 50 nmol\/l, which is generally considered the threshold for vitamin D deficiency.\u00a0Chronic headache occurring at least on a weekly basis was reported by 250 men, and men reporting chronic headache had lower serum vitamin D levels than others.<\/p>\n

When the study population was divided into four groups based on their serum vitamin D levels, the group with the lowest levels had over a twofold risk of chronic headache in comparison to the group with the highest levels.\u00a0Chronic headache was also more frequently reported by men who were examined outside the summer months of June through September. Thanks to UVB radiation from the sun, the average serum vitamin D levels are higher during the summer months.<\/p>\n

The study adds to the accumulating body of evidence linking a low intake of vitamin D to an increased risk of chronic diseases.\u00a0Low vitamin D levels have been associated with the risk of headache also by some earlier, mainly considerably smaller studies.<\/p>\n

In Finland and in other countries far from the Equator, UVB radiation from the sun is a sufficient source of vitamin D during the summer months, but outside the summer season, people need to make sure that they get sufficient vitamin D from food or from vitamin D supplements.<\/p>\n

No scientific evidence relating to the benefits and possible adverse effects of long-term use in higher doses yet exists.\u00a0The Finnish Vitamin D Trial, FIND, currently ongoing at the University of Eastern Finland will shed light on the question, as the five-year trial analyses the effects of high daily doses of vitamin D on the risk factors and development of diseases. The trial participants are taking a vitamin D supplement of 40 or 80 micrograms per day.\u00a0The trial also investigates the effects of vitamin D supplementation on various pain conditions.<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact:<\/p>\n

Jyrki Virtanen, PhD, Adjunct Professor in Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Eastern Finland Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, tel.\u00a0+358 40 355 2957,\u00a0jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

Original article published on:University of eastern Finland<\/a><\/p>\n

Research article:<\/p>\n

Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with higher risk of frequent headache in middle-aged and older men<\/strong>. Jyrki K. Virtanen, Rashid Giniatullin, Pekka M\u00e4ntyselk\u00e4, Sari Voutilainen, Tarja Nurmi, Jaakko Mursu, Jussi Kauhanen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen. Scientific Reports 2017.\u00a0Published online on January 3, 2017. Link<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n

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