Vitamin D may Prevent Premature Death!
Higher levels of vitamin D may protect people from an earlier death, particularly from cancer and heart disease, suggests a new analysis of existing research.
And, the opposite may also be true -- low levels of vitamin D may be linked to a higher risk of premature death.
People with low vitamin D die more frequently from heart disease and cancer, but it is not known if the low vitamin D is a cause of these diseases or just a byproduct of generally poor health, said study lead author Ben Schoettker, a post-doctoral scientist with the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany.
Still, the research published June 17 in BMJ suggests that vitamin D can benefit people across genders, ages and Western countries
- Tags: cancer heart disease Vitamin D
- Dave Fuller
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