When compared to much of the rest of the world, the cases of Multiple Sclerosis in India are very few. The northern portion of India sees more MS issues than the southern part and this is believed to be because of the higher number of Indo-Europeans in the north.  The prevalence rate of MS is only 1 per everyone 100,000 Indians. The low number of MS patients in general is thought to be due to the location of India. Most tropical countries have a lower percentage of MS patients than countries from temperate climates. Researches believe this has something to do with vitamin D.

Sunshine supplies natural vitamin D to humans when they spend time in the sun. Sitting in the sunshine without sunblock on for at least 10 minutes provides most individuals with a daily dose of vitamin D. Certain studies have shown supplementing the daily diet with high …