Globe and Mail logo Globe and Mail 23 months ago

Vitamin D can prevent heart attacks

WASHINGTON People with low vitamin D levels face an elevated risk for heart attack, heart failure and stroke, according to a study published on Monday suggesting that the vitamin may protect against cardiovascular disease. Full Article at Globe and Mail

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  1. Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common, especially in areas of the world that don't get a lot of sunlight during the winter months. It's actually fairly straight forward to correct vitamin D deficiency with changes in the diet or the addition of dietary supplements containing vitamin D
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 23 months ago
  2. There is a growing body of experimental literature suggesting that vitamin D may have some actions on the heart and major blood levels. As a corollary, the lack of vitamin D may be associated with the development of cardiac abnormalities
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 23 months ago
  3. What hasn’t been proven yet is that vitamin D deficiency actually causes increased risk of cardiovascular disease ... This would require a large randomized trial to show whether correcting the vitamin D deficiency would result in a reduction in cardiovascular risk.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 23 months ago
  4. We feel that being out in the sun for one and a half to two hours a week will provide you with enough Vitamin D
    SOURCE: WCAX 23 months ago
  5. We found that people with low vitamin D levels had a higher rate of cardiovascular events over the five-year follow-up period ... These results are intriguing and suggestive but need to be followed up with further study.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 23 months ago
  6. A number of laboratory studies suggest that Vitamin D has a variety of important effects on the heart and the blood vessels surrounding the heart
    SOURCE: WCAX 23 months ago
  7. People with lower Vitamin D levels did have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events
    SOURCE: WCAX 23 months ago
  8. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, above and beyond established cardiovascular risk factors
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 23 months ago
  9. A growing body of evidence suggests that low levels of vitamin D may adversely affect the cardiovascular system
    SOURCE: Science Daily 23 months ago
  10. It feels great that there's something out there that might be helping me
    SOURCE: WCAX 23 months ago
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