Can vitamin D deficiency cause high blood pressure?
It’s long been known that vitamin D deficiency weakens bones. The role vitamin D may play in cardiovascular disease is less clear. A number of recent studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with cardiovascular disease and a higher risk of high blood pressure (hypertension). However, these results are preliminary and not consistent with various older studies on the topic. It’s too early to say whether vitamin D deficiency causes high blood pressure — or whether vitamin D supplements may have any role in the treatment of high blood pressure. Still, vitamin D remains an important nutrient for overall good health. The National Academy of Sciences currently recommends 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day for adults up to age 50. For adults older than age 50, the recommendation increases to 400 to 600 IU a day. However, many researchers now question whether these levels are adequate and assert that a daily intake of 800 to 1,000 IU would benefit many people. Ge
It’s long been known that vitamin D deficiency weakens bones. The role vitamin D may play in cardiovascular disease is less clear. A number of recent studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with cardiovascular disease and a higher risk of high blood pressure (hypertension). However, these results are preliminary and not consistent with various older studies on the topic. It’s too early to say whether vitamin D deficiency causes high blood pressure — or whether vitamin D supplements may have any role in the treatment of high blood pressure. Still, vitamin D remains an important nutrient for overall good health. The National Academy of Sciences currently recommends 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day for adults up to age 50. For adults older than age 50, the recommendation increases to 400 to 600 IU a day. However, many researchers now question whether these levels are adequate and assert that a daily intake of 800 to 1,000 IU would benefit many people. Ge
