Jan 10 2009
And This One is for Men…and Seniors Too!
Vitamin D is the hottest nutrient in medical circles right now. It has been credited with fighting everything from cancer to chronic pain.
Men with low levels of Vitamin D are about two times more apt to suffer a heart attack than men with sufficient Vitamin D levels, Harvard researchers say. Their theory; Vitamin D lessens inflammation, high blood pressure and vascular calcification, all factors in cardiovascular disease.
Men with blood richest in Vitamin D were 72% less apt to develop type 2 diabetes after age 40 than men with the least Vitamin D, says a new Finnish study.
Older people with depression or dementia may benefit from extra Vitamin D, Dutch researchers say. Men and women over 65 with major or minor depression had 14% lower Vitamin D levels than their non-depressed peers. And among Alzheimer’s patients, those with higher Vitamin D levels scored better on tests of cognitive function.
