Low vitamin D levels linked to higher blood pressure

According to the American Journal of Hypertension, people with low blood levels of vitamin D may be at an increased risk of higher blood pressure - a problem that could be easily remedied with supplements, says a new study. "This finding may have public health significance, as vitamin D levels can easily, and cheaply, be increased by a modest increase in sun exposure or vitamin D supplementation," wrote lead author Robert Scragg in the American Journal of Hypertension.

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Death by Vitamins Versus Death by Pharmaceutical Drugs


In order to provide the viewer with a sense of the actual risks associated with the consumption of food supplements, the following graphic demonstrates a comparison of deaths per million annually attributed to Hospital Care, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Traffic Accidents, Foods and Dietary Supplements.

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