A piece of Finnish research has shown that having a lower level of Vitamin D in your body can lead to you developing Parkinson’s Disease in later life.

They performed a study invloved 3000 people and found that people who were exposed to lower level of  Vitamin D, which is produced by your skin when it is in contact with sunlight, are three times more likely to suffer with the disease.

Some experts think that Vitamin D could help to protect the nerve cells which become damaged in Parkinson’s sufferers.

Parkinson’s disease affects several parts of the brain, leading to symptoms like tremors and slow movements.

The Finnish researchers used a set of results gained 30 years ago to conduct the research. They then closely followed the health of these people to see which of them contracted Parkinson’s disease.

This is when they found the astonishing fact that people with high levels of Vitamin D are times less likely to suffer from Parkinson’s than people with low levels.

Vitamin D is made by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight, you can also find it in foods like oily fish, milk or cereals. There are a number of Calcium and Vitamin D supplements on the market that can also help to increase your levels of Vitamin D.

Your skin becomes less effective at producing Vitamin D as you age.

Vitamin D is also known to help the uptake of Calcium to help bone formation

But research is now showing that it also plays a role in regulating the immune system, as well as in the development of the nervous system.