Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance, cut heart disease

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 08:00 in Health & Medicine

Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a preliminary study presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh. Vitamin D, which is both a vitamin and a hormone, helps control levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and […]

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