Crohn's linked to Vit. D Deficiency

Vitamin D Supplements Could Fight Crohn's Disease

ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2010) — A new study has found that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, can counter the effects of Crohn's disease. John White, an endocrinologist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, led a team of scientists from McGill University and the Université de Montréal who present their findings about the inflammatory bowel disease in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

There have been studies which reported that a deficiency in vitamin D can be related to crohn's disease. Vitamin D is active in the immune response. Vitamin D acts on beta defensin which encodes and antimicrobial peptide and the NOD2 gene that alerts cells about invading microbes. If NOD2 is deficient it can't combat invaders. This finding is interesting to note since it is a simle way to help the disease. Vitamin D supplements are sold over the counter in all drug stores may be worth while to purchase.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127104904.htm