Which supplements are of most interest for autoimmune disease?

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    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Many supplements, particularly those with antioxidant or anti-inflammatory activity, have been investigated for their ability to reduce the severity or incidence of autoimmune disease. To date, some of the more promising evidence is for vitamin D and fish oil, which were linked to reduced incidence of autoimmunity in a large randomized controlled trial.[1] Further research is needed to better understand the way that supplements may affect the incidence or severity of autoimmunity in different people.

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    1. ^Jill Hahn, Nancy R Cook, Erik K Alexander, Sonia Friedman, Joseph Walter, Vadim Bubes, Gregory Kotler, I-Min Lee, JoAnn E Manson, Karen H CostenbaderVitamin D and marine omega 3 fatty acid supplementation and incident autoimmune disease: VITAL randomized controlled trialBMJ.(2022 Jan 26)