Daily Mail - UK logo Daily Mail - UK 23 months ago

Sunshine vitamin 'protects the heart as well as bones,' researchers find

Researchers found those with low blood levels of the sunshine vitamin were twice as likely to suffer heart failure, a heart attack or a stroke than those with higher levels. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

Related Topics:

  1. Harvard Medical School
  2. American Heart Association
  3. Harvard University

Related Articles

  1. Science Daily logo
    Lack Of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk
    23 months ago

    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

  2. Lack of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk
    23 months ago

    January 7, 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 Consumer Affairs

  3. Vitamin D Deficiency
    23 months ago

    A possible heart risk you may not be aware of-- Vitamin D deficiency. "People with lower Vitamin D levels did have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events," explains Dr. Thomas Wang of Harvard Medical School. Full Article at WCAX

  4. Reuters.co.uk logo
    Vitamin D deficiency linked to heart, stroke risk
    23 months ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 Reuters.co.uk

View all Related Articles »

Related Quotes

  1. We were designed to live in sunshine ... Every year we go through this five-month stress test.
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 23 months ago
  2. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, above and beyond established cardiovascular risk factors
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 23 months ago
  3. The levels we see today in developed countries are relatively unusual, especially from an evolutionary standpoint
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 23 months ago
  4. 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
View all Related Quotes »
(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
    prev
    next
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. BALTIMORE - OCTOBER 05: Professor Carol Greider is interviewed by members of the news media after it was announced that she won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at Johns Hopkins University October 5, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland.
  2. Jack Szostak, recipient of the 2009 Nobel prize in Medicine, (R), smiles as Dean of Harvard Medical School Jeffrey Flier, (L), and President of Massachusetts General Hospital Peter Slavin, (C), applaud for him before the start of a news conference at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass...
  3. BOSTON - DECEMBER 1: Boston's Zakim Bridge is illuminated (RED) in honor of World AIDS Day. Boston is one of ten major cities joining (RED) to raise awareness and funds to help eliminate AIDS in Africa on December 1, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  4. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Edward Kennedy III, son of Edward Kennedy Jr. , arrives for funeral services of his grandfather U.S Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, Massachusetts, August 29, 2009. Senator Kennedy died Tuesday after a battle with cancer.
  5. BOSTON - DECEMBER 01: Former NHL player Tony Amonte speaks with the media prior to his induction into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel on December 1, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  6. BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 19: Connie Merigo, from the New England Aquarium, left, and Animal Planet host Jeff Corwin, examine a sea turtle at the New England Aquarium on November 19, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cast of Characters

  1. Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School
  2. American Heart Association
  3. Harvard University Harvard University