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    Low vitamin D levels raise cardiovascular risk: study
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    "We found that people with low vitamin D levels had a higher rate of cardiovascular events over the five-year follow-up period," said Thomas Wang, assistant professor of medicine at Boston's Harvard Medical School in a release"These results are intriguing and suggestive but need to be followed up with further study." Researchers isolated 688 study participants that had high blood pressure from the rest of the study group. Full Article at CBC News
    These results are intriguing and suggestive but need to be followed up with further study.
    SOURCE: CBC News 23 months ago
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Low vitamin D levels raise cardiovascular risk: study
  1. These data raise the possibility that treatment of vitamin D deficiency, via supplementation or lifestyle measures, could reduce cardiovascular risk
    SOURCE: CBC News 23 months ago
  2. We found that people with low vitamin D levels had a higher rate of cardiovascular events over the five-year follow-up period
    SOURCE: CBC News 23 months ago

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