date:May 23, 2012
tive heart failure (76% reduction), but not for myocardial infarction, they said.
Commenting on the potential mechanism, the researchers said that vitamin D is known to affect blood sugar regulation, and that low vitamin D levels have been linked to increased insulin resistance.
In addition, other studies have indicated that the sunshine vitamin may also protect the walls of blood vessels via anti-inflammatory effects.
The other researchers were affiliated with Heidelberg University (Germa