Winter is on the way people.
And along with the frigid temperatures and slushy sidewalks, winter means less sunshine.
And less sunshine means less Vitamin D.
And, according to this study, less Vitamin D means you have an increased risk of stroke, heart disease and death.
The Study
For more than a year, the Intermountain Medical Center research team followed 27,686 patients who were 50 years of age or older with no prior history of cardiovascular disease. The participants had their blood Vitamin D levels tested during routine clinical care. The patients were divided into three groups based on their Vitamin D levels – normal (over 30 nanograms per milliliter), low (15-30 ng/ml), or very low (less than 15 ng/ml). The patients were then followed to see if they developed some form of heart disease.
Researchers found that patients with very low levels of Vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more […]

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