Research published in the January 22, 2010 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (http://www.jbc.org/) describes how vitamin D could help protect against Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that is believed to be caused by defective innate immune regulation of intestinal bacteria. Recent research has uncovered a difference in the rate of Crohn's disease according to latitude, suggesting that vitamin D from sunlight may be protective. Additionally, variations in the vitamin D receptor gene have been linked to susceptibility to Crohn's disease (http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/ii/inflammatoryboweldisease.htm) as well as to ulcerative colitis http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/ii/inflammatoryboweldisease.htm, another inflammatory bowel disease. Read more...
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