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Lack Of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk

ScienceDaily (Jan. 8, 2008) The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart... Full Article at Science Daily

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  1. Low levels of vitamin D are highly prevalent in the United States, especially in areas without much sunshine ... Twenty to 30 percent of the population in many areas has moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency.
    SOURCE: Science Daily 23 months ago
  2. On the flip side, just because other vitamins haven't succeeded doesn't preclude the possibility of finding vitamins that might prevent cardiovascular disease ... This is always an area of great interest. Vitamins are easy to administer and in general have few toxic effects.
    SOURCE: Science Daily 23 months ago
  3. 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: Science Daily 23 months ago
  4. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, above and beyond established cardiovascular risk factors
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 23 months ago
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