Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Low level of vitamin D may cause heart disease and death

Low level of vitamin D may cause heart disease and death
A new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, the low level of vitamin D in the blood is associated with elevated risk of heart disease and various doubles risk of death, and modify these ratios contribute to lowering the risk by up to 60%.
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The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Kansas, where they analyzed data on more than 10,000 participants, and they found that more than 70% the proportion of vitamin D have less than 30 ng / ml (normal rate).
And the researchers found that the risk of diabetes nearly doubled, and the risk of developing high blood pressure rose by 40%, and the risk of impairment of heart muscle was higher by 30% in people who suffer from a lack of vitamin D compared to a natural person, and in general, the risk of death in these people with 3 times greater than ordinary people. But it was also noted that this risk was less by 60% with vitamin D pills.
On the other hand, were not decisive in the results of the study linking vitamin D deficiency of these diseases, these diseases may be the reason for the lack of the vitamin in the first place.
And earlier studies showed the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among the people, In the United States this percentage to 70%, and the researchers attributed this rise in the ratio that 90% of the body's needs of vitamin D should be obtained from the rays of the sun, and 10 % of the food.
To obtain a sufficient amount of vitamin D should be exposed to direct sunlight for a period of not less than 20 minutes a day, and the majority of people are not exposed to the sun enough time. So scientists are advised to check the level of vitamin and address the shortage of cereal grains be dose specific.

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