Low levels of vitamin D spike blood pressure

As blood levels of vitamin D drop, blood pressure increases, according to findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).

The analysis involved 12,644 adults in the US aged 20 years and older who had blood pressures recorded and vitamin D levels measured.

As reported in the American Journal of Hypertension, Dr Robert Scragg of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and colleagues found that patients with the lowest vitamin D levels had blood pressures that were slightly higher than those with the highest levels. This relationship was strongest in subjects who were 50 years of age and older.

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