Compared with other treatments to reduce high blood pressure, eating vitamin D and is a less expensive alternative with fewer side effects.
High levels of vitamin D contribute to lower systolic blood pressure and rates of hypertension, according to a British study published today in the journal The Lancet.
The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation and the Medical Research Council UK, reports that systemic levels of vitamin D have been associated with a variety of disease states, including cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
British scientists explored the effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular patients and the results were mixed, but confirmed a positive impact of vitamin D in hypertension.
The authors used a genetic approach to explore the association of vitamin D with high blood pressure, cause and effect, in a large study population of about 100 thousand people of European origin.
Researchers conducted 35 studies on the population under study and found that patients with lower levels of vitamin D, blood pressure was higher, while lower in those who consumed the supplement or were exposed to sunlight.
They concluded that, compared with other treatments to reduce high blood pressure, vitamin D supplementation is a less expensive and less risk of side effects alternative, so that "it is a good and desirable option for physicians and patients."
They stressed that it is important to have adequate levels of vitamin D, and that deficiency can cause symptoms such as tiredness, general aches and pains, and, more seriously, rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
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