Vitamin D Deficiency In Younger Women Is Associated With Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure

Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 23:28 in Health & Medicine

Women who have vitamin D deficiency in the premenopausal years are at three times increased risk of developing high blood pressure in mid-life, according to a new study. Hypertension rose from 6 percent to 25 percent over 15 years in this study population of women average age 38.

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