Does vitamin D affect disease severity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
Chinese Medical Journal 2012;125(14):2511-2515 2511
Bekir Durmus, Zuhal Altay, Ozlem Baysal and Yuksel Ersoy
A portion of table 3 shows many strong vitamin D associations with bone problems in AS
2012 PDF is attached at the bottom of this page
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There are many reasons to believe that the vitamin D cofactors which benefit bone would be very helpful for AS
Here is portion of the summary table of the cofactor page as of July 2012
Cofactor | How Much | Benefit Bone |
Calcium | <750mg | Yes |
Magnesium | 500mg | Yes |
Vitamin K2 | Yes | |
Vitamin A | maybe | |
Boron | 5-10mg | Yes |
Silica | Yes | |
Strontium | Yes | |
Zinc | Yes |
See also VitaminDWiki
- Search VitaminDWiki for ankylosing spondylitis 56 items as of Feb 2013
- Ankylosing spondylitis and low vitamin D – many studies
See also web
- Vitamin D Council on AS
- The relation between bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and vitamin D status in ankylosing spondylitis patients with active disease: a cross-sectional analysis.
Osteoporos Int. 2011 May;22(5):1431-9. Epub 2010 Jul 6
2011 PDF is attached at the bottom of this page