Summary

In a comprehensive study conducted as part of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 13,131 participants were examined over a period of 12 years. The aim of the study was to find out if low vitamin D blood levels had an effect on the mortality rate of the study participants. The study results showed that insufficient vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of dying from heart failure in particular, and cardiovascular disease in general. This study was published in the American Journal of Cardiology in 2012 and was widely distributed among cardiologists. Further details can be found in the study.

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H N Hodis, W J Mack, L LaBree, L Cashin-Hemphill, A Sevanian, R Johnson, S P Azen

 

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