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==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
Effective measures for the primary prevention of multiple sclerosis include:
Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of multiple sclerosis include:


==== Vitamin D supplement ====
==== Vitamin D supplement ====
There is some evidence demonstrating that 1000 to 4000 IU vitamin D supplement daily can reduce the incidence of multiple sclerosis.<ref name="pmid15671234">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hollis BW |title=Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of vitamin D sufficiency: implications for establishing a new effective dietary intake recommendation for vitamin D |journal=J. Nutr. |volume=135 |issue=2 |pages=317–22 |date=February 2005 |pmid=15671234 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15776217">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dawson-Hughes B, Heaney RP, Holick MF, Lips P, Meunier PJ, Vieth R |title=Estimates of optimal vitamin D status |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=16 |issue=7 |pages=713–6 |date=July 2005 |pmid=15776217 |doi=10.1007/s00198-005-1867-7 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10232622">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vieth R |title=Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and safety |journal=Am. J. Clin. Nutr. |volume=69 |issue=5 |pages=842–56 |date=May 1999 |pmid=10232622 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
There is some evidence demonstrating that 1000 to 4000 IU [[vitamin D]] supplement daily can reduce the incidence of multiple sclerosis.<ref name="pmid15671234">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hollis BW |title=Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of vitamin D sufficiency: implications for establishing a new effective dietary intake recommendation for vitamin D |journal=J. Nutr. |volume=135 |issue=2 |pages=317–22 |date=February 2005 |pmid=15671234 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15776217">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dawson-Hughes B, Heaney RP, Holick MF, Lips P, Meunier PJ, Vieth R |title=Estimates of optimal vitamin D status |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=16 |issue=7 |pages=713–6 |date=July 2005 |pmid=15776217 |doi=10.1007/s00198-005-1867-7 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10232622">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vieth R |title=Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and safety |journal=Am. J. Clin. Nutr. |volume=69 |issue=5 |pages=842–56 |date=May 1999 |pmid=10232622 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==== Smoking cessation ====
==== Smoking cessation ====
[[Smoking]] cessation proved to be beneficial in reducing the incidence of MS disease.


==== Early exposure to infections ====
==== Early exposure to infections ====

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Overview

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of multiple sclerosis include:

Vitamin D supplement

There is some evidence demonstrating that 1000 to 4000 IU vitamin D supplement daily can reduce the incidence of multiple sclerosis.[1][2][3]

Smoking cessation

Smoking cessation proved to be beneficial in reducing the incidence of MS disease.

Early exposure to infections

References

  1. Hollis BW (February 2005). "Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of vitamin D sufficiency: implications for establishing a new effective dietary intake recommendation for vitamin D". J. Nutr. 135 (2): 317–22. PMID 15671234.
  2. Dawson-Hughes B, Heaney RP, Holick MF, Lips P, Meunier PJ, Vieth R (July 2005). "Estimates of optimal vitamin D status". Osteoporos Int. 16 (7): 713–6. doi:10.1007/s00198-005-1867-7. PMID 15776217.
  3. Vieth R (May 1999). "Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and safety". Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 69 (5): 842–56. PMID 10232622.

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