A recent medical study conducted by Australian researchers revealed the role of vitamin D in reducing heart disease and strokes.
In their study, the results of which were published in The BMJ Medical Journal, the researchers followed a group of elderly people (21,315 people) whose ages ranged from 60 to 84 years, for a period of 5 years, which is the age group most susceptible to heart disease.
And according to “Medical News Today” website, while the scientists did not find that vitamin D had any effect on strokes when comparing the control group and the test groups, they did discover that the incidence of major cardiovascular diseases was 9 percent lower in the group. who took a “sunshine vitamin” supplement.
According to the researchers, among the participants who took vitamin D (once a month for five years in the form of 60,000 units), the incidence of heart attacks was 19 percent lower compared to the placebo group.
The researchers said that their study indicates that “vitamin D supplementation may reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular diseases, especially myocardial infarction and coronary artery occlusion.”
Medical News Today quoted Dr. Yu Ming Ni, a cardiologist at Memorial Care Cardiovascular Institute at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, as saying: “When reviewing this study, we conclude that there may be a trend toward benefit from vitamin supplementation (d) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, particularly with regard to the prevention of heart attacks.”
Dr. Dmitry Nevelev, associate director of cardiology at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, said: “The results generally support the idea that vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of heart disease, albeit only moderately. More research is needed.” On the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and cardiovascular disease”.
2023-07-05 01:45:10
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