Vitamin D

Vitamin D Research

Have you ever wondered if all the claims about vitamin D are true or not? Well I have found more research to back up what I've reported in the past. Vitamin D is very important to maintaining a healthy body, and the deficiency thereof, may cause more health issue than we realize. Below are a few of the findings along with some of the sources.

• Researchers in Belgium have recently shown that critically ill patients are profoundly deficient in vitamin D—and that vitamin D supplements can help lower their blood evidence of inflammation. Even small amounts of vitamin D, about 500 IU, lowered inflammation by more than 25% in that small group of critically ill patients.
• In another study, researchers at the University of London found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased inflammation in otherwise healthy people-and that supplementing with vitamin D dramatically reduces inflammation throughout the body. The authors concluded, "This finding provides a possible mechanism for tissue damage in chronic inflammatory conditions, including heart and blood sugar problems."
• Earlier this year, researchers once again reaffirmed that patients with serious heart problems have critically low levels of vitamin D. The scientists concluded vitamin D deficiency might contribute to the development of congestive heart failure.

If that's not enough to make you believe that vitamin D is important, here is some additional information I've discovered. These are not exact quotes, however, there are sources of the general content of the findings.

In a study with 583 elderly women (mean age 85 years), those given 1,200 mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D had a 69% reduced risk of suffering a hip fracture. - Osteoporosis International

A group of 2,686 people ages 65 to 85 living in the general community was assigned to receive four monthly 100,000 IU doses of vitamin D3 supplement or a placebo during the winter months. This amount averages about 800 IU of vitamin D daily.

The group receiving the supplemental vitamin D had a reduced risk of 22% for sustaining a first general fracture and a 33% reduced risk for sustaining a first fracture of common sites. - British Medical Journal

Low vitamin D linked to blood pressure problems! The lower your vitamin D levels, the higher your risk for high blood pressure. - New England Journal of Medicine

A group of 122 women with an average age of 85, were observed for six weeks prior to receiving either 1,200 mg of calcium daily or 1,200 mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D daily for three months.

Muscle strength increased only in the group receiving both calcium and vitamin D. This group also had a 49% reduction in falls.

Researchers theorized that vitamin D increases calcium flow in the muscle tissue, which improves contraction, thus preventing falls. - Bone and Mineral Research

Low vitamin D levels are a significant factor in failure of the heart muscle. - Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Need more proof? Do you own research, or ask your health professional. Don't take my word for it, but understand that I don't believe that all these researchers, scientists, and doctors are wrong. Did you ever wonder why the elderly migrate to the sunshine state in the winter? And wouldn't you say they all look healthier, and live longer? I would have to say that there must be at least some truth to all this research.

To learn more about this all important vitamin, go to http://trivitaproduct.info and click on the Vitamin D link.

Jeffrey Sloe
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