Agreed. I too was born in NM but grew up in NY. I got my suntans through sunburns

I've yet to see any birth-location/MS arguments that can hold water. "Where" doesn't lead to a reason for the Cause of the disease.

Niko

If this were the case, why in my immediate family as well as extended family I am the only one with MS. I am pretty sure that my 9 brothers and sisters grew up in the same environment I did. LOL

With 10 kids all about a year apart, we were outside all the time except in rain. Cloudy days, snow, sunshine, whatever my mom took every opportunity to have us all outside as much as possible. Do you blame her? LOL

The article does say an environmental risk factor, however, there has to be more than just the vitamin D factor to trigger the MS.

I have often wondered if lack of saturated fats in our mom's breast milk has something to do with us getting MS. Breast milk is fatty (appx 50% fat) but that fat helps build healthy myelin in babies. To me, that seems more of a viable risk factor than the vitamin D theory.

Another very good point! My family (mult-generations) lived in the same area. Yet, I am the only one.

Research need to look at other areas. Geography isn't the answer.

Niko

I got plenty of sun as a kid, being a tomboy. Outdoors was where I wanted to be, lol.

I have normal levels of Vit D (been tested twice), so that appears to shoot down that theory for me.

same here we all live around here and no one in family has it but me, and i lived in the sun winter or summer ate dirt played with deadly germs and never got anything but scolded for being a mess. now god forbid you look at a germ its so omg wrong I think in efforts to safeguard us and keep us away from GERMS we have made the species susceptible to basic illness, more so than 20 yrs ago

I agree Kelly use monies like this a lot more wisely

now I heard if you hold a hula hoop above your head like so and spin around counter clockwise saying huya huya huya 3 times real quick it will cure you

Thanks Nat for the article, sorry havent talked in a bit hope you are doing well

Had more than my share of sunburns. In Florida even my hair part burnt.
I was born in December, not going with this theory. Do Eskimos get MS?

MI lifer, water/sun baby, born in Nov. Doomed from the start. Cursed! I used Coppertone to boot!

Seems to me that any and all research that leads to an eventual understanding of something is valuable. It's rather insular to assume that one or another piece of a huge puzzle is the only approach. Every piece matters to someone.

I don't mean to offend, but, there is a much, much bigger picture here and elimination is as important as isolation when it comes to unknown/unidentified factors.

You do have a point. All research leads to learning. But until we have an answer, the research should go in all directions.

And no offense taken

Niko

No offense taken, AMN. If you look at things from a scientists viewpoint, all the possibilities can overwhelming and you have to start somewhere. Again, the article did say a "risk factor" not a cause.

I am sure there are many risk factors and eventually one day they will be able to list them confidently as they do conditions like heart disease or diabetes.

I don't mean to offend

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