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According to a new study, vitamin D deficiency in white Americans doubles risk of fatal stroke.
Nearly 7% of the white patients were vitamin D-deficient, compared with more than 32% of the black participants. Whites with too little Vitamin D had twice the risk of dying from stroke as whites with adequate levels of the vitamin, which is obtained from fortified dairy products, fatty fish and exposure to sunlight.
Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S., the study’s lead researcher and an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md explains, “We thought maybe the lower vitamin D levels might actually explain why blacks have higher risks for stroke . “But we did not find the same relationship between vitamin D and stroke in blacks.”
After adjustment for confounders like A1C, diabetes duration and conventional cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes mellitus patients who had severe vitamin D deficiency were found 103% more likely to die from all causes, compared with those having higher levels.
Vitamin D is synthesised in skin with the help of sunlight. About 30 minutes of exposure to sun (maximum portions of arms, neck and head) is recommended. Also, recommended daily intake of vitamin D — 400-800 IU/day. However, some experts prescribe even higher dosages.
Stroke is the top three leading cause of death in the US, this illness kills about 140,000 people yearly and affects more than half a million lives for acquiring a permanent impairment.
The findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Heart Association’s annual scientific sessions in Chicago.
*Story originally published on http://www.efitnessnow.com web site.
