Treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk, studies find

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Researchers in Utah last fall demonstrated the link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk for coronary artery disease. These new studies show that treating vitamin D deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of other chronic conditions. Researchers also establish what level of vitamin D further enhances that risk reduction.

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