Arthritis and Vitamin D: What’s the Connection?
Vitamin D got its nickname, “the sunshine vitamin,” because sun exposure helps promote vitamin D production in the body. This essential nutrient is also found naturally in a few foods such as oily fish (mackerel, salmon) and is used to fortify milk, baby formula, cereal, and juice. But changing lifestyles and diets mean that many of us are lacking in vitamin D. In fact, it’s estimated that about 75 percent of American teens and adults don’t get enough vitamin D, and studies suggest that this may play a role in several chronic diseases, including arthritis.
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