Vitamin D and Heart Attack, Cancer, Etc.

Many people lack vitamin D, which is
sometimes called the sunshine vitamin.

A growing body of impressive evidence
supports the fact that vitamin D is not
only vital for health, but also helps in
the fight against many diseases as well
as reduces the total mortality rate.

Besides the traditional well-established
consequences of osteoporosis and rickets
in children, the adverse consequences of
vitamin D deficiency have been well
documented over the last few decades.
These include a range of conditions, such
as cancer (including breast and colon
cancer), high blood pressure, cardio-
vascular disease (e.g. peripheral artery
disease, stroke, heart failure, etc.),
type 2 diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis,
glucose intolerance, and some infectious
diseases (such as tuberculosis).

One Harvard School of Public Health study
gives us the latest finding with respect
to heart health, joining the vast body of
evidence that supports the importance of
vitamin D to humans. It was reported that
“men classified as deficient in vitamin D
were about 2 1/2 times more likely to have
a heart attack than those with higher
levels of the vitamin.” (Reuters).

Besides men, women will also do well to
ensure that they have adequate vitamin D
input.