Precis: As written by Yvette Brazier in “Low Vitamin D and Obesity as Teenagers may Accelerate MS”, featured in Medical News Today, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says that spending more time in the sun as a teenger can delay a “unpredictable disease of the nervous system.” The NINDS says there are approximately 250,000-350,000 people in the United States diagnosed with multiple sclerosis(MS). Research has been done that links MS with obesity and low levels of vitamin D, symptoms range from “mild to devastating, as communication between the brain and other parts of the body is disrupted.” Copenhagen University did a study showing that spending more time in the sun during your teenage years delays MS by 1.9 years.
