Following advice from Public Health England that everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, Dr Charles Shepherd of the ME Association comments:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe often flag up the fact that people with ME\/CFS, especially those who are partially or totally housebound, are at increased risk of developing vitamin D deficiency \u2013 mainly due to the lack of exposure to sunlight (which helps with vitamin D production). This may also be compounded by lack of foods that are good sources of vitamin D in their diet (i.e. oily fish, eggs, fortified breakfast cereals).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new advice from Public Health England \u2013 that everyone should consider taking a vitamin D supplement during the autumn and winter months \u2013 is therefore very relevant as vitamin D is essential for good muscle and bone health. Any deficiency of vitamin D in ME\/CFS could add to the problems of muscle weakness that is already occurring.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a personal basis, I will now be following this advice and taking a vitamin D supplement during the autumn and winter months.\u201d<\/p>\n
BBC news article<\/strong>:\u00a0Vitamin D supplements ‘advised for everyone’<\/a><\/p>\n ME association<\/strong> blog post:\u00a0MEA comment on new public health advice about Vitamin D supplements, 21 July 2016<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following advice from Public Health England that everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, Dr Charles Shepherd of the ME Association comments: \u201cWe often flag up the fact that people with ME\/CFS, especially those who are … Continue reading