Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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Take vitamin D and lower your risk of an autoimmune disease
People over 50 who take a vitamin D3 supplement reduce their risk of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. This is apparent from the American Vital trial, in which thousands of test subjects took a daily supplement containing 2000 IU of vitamin D for years.
Study
Some of the subjects took a supplement containing 2000 IU of vitamin D3 every day for a total of 5.3 years, an equally large proportion took a placebo.
As a result of the supplementation, the subjects' vitamin D levels had risen by 40 percent after just one year - from an average of 29.8 nanograms per milliliter to 41.8 nanograms per milliliter.
Results
Fish oil
There were study participants who took only fish oil, study participants who took fish oil and vitamin D, study participants who took only vitamin D and study participants who took no supplement at all.
In the group that used fish oil, whether or not in combination with vitamin D, the risk of an autoimmune disease was 15 percent smaller than in the group that did not take fish oil. However, this difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusion
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