This USA article was posted in one of our main newspapers yesterday:
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Insufficient intake of vitamin D, long known to play a key role in bone health, may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease and even death, a US study said.
Examining 27,686 Utah patients aged 50 or older with no history of cardiovascular disease, the study found those with very low vitamin D levels were 77 per cent more likely to die early than those with normal levels.........
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Read more here:
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...1117-ij2e.html
I've posted this FYI only with this rider:
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....because the study was only observational, definitive links between vitamin D deficiency and heart disease could not be established....
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It's food for thought just the same.
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