{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Study: UV Suppresses MS Symptoms - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YijkvLlZGi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/study-uv-suppresses-ms-symptoms\/\">Study: UV Suppresses MS Symptoms<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/study-uv-suppresses-ms-symptoms\/embed\/#?secret=YijkvLlZGi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Study: UV Suppresses MS Symptoms&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"YijkvLlZGi\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A University of Wisconsin study suggests that UV exposure, totally independent of vitamin D production, suppresses an animal model of multiple sclerosis \u2014 another indication that UV exposure\u2019s positive influence extends well beyond vitamin D production. Researchers, including University of Wisconsin vitamin D pioneer Dr. Hector DeLuca, used UVB light on subjects with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, a form of multiple sclerosis studied in animal models. The subjects were less likely to develop MS, despite the fact that their vitamin D levels did not change significantly. MS rates are significantly higher in sun-deprived parts of the world \u2014 another reason researchers speculate that MS is inhibited by sun exposure. Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick has pointed out that UV exposure triggers the production of much more than just vitamin D in the skin, and that research has yet to identify the function of many of these metabolites. His point: They must be responsible for something, so it isn\u2019t right to simply dismiss UV exposure. \u201cThese results suggest that UVR is likely suppressing disease independent of vitamin D production,\u201d the Wisconsin team wrote. \u201cVitamin D supplementation alone may not replace the ability of sunlight to reduce MS susceptibility.\u201d","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-08-26-UV-Suppresses-MS-Symptoms-copy.jpg"}