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Vitamin D Is An 'Inexpensive Solution' To Heart Drugs Find Scientists As They Reveal The Sunshine Supplement Can Repair And Prevent The Damage Caused By Diabetes And High Blood Pressure
Daily Mail
February 1, 2018
Vitamin D is an ‘inexpensive solution’ to drugs as scientists discover the sunshine supplement repairs and prevents damage to the heart caused by diabetes and high blood pressure.
The sunshine supplement stimulates the production of nitric acid, which is involved in regulating blood flow and preventing the formation of blood clots, according to the first study of its kind.
It also reduces ‘internal stress’ in the cardiovascular system, which could avoid heart-related incidents, the research adds.
Study author Dr Tadeusz Malinski from Ohio University, said: ‘There are not many, if any, known systems which can be used to restore cardiovascular cells which are already damaged, and vitamin D can do it.
‘This is a very inexpensive solution to repair the cardiovascular system. We don’t have to develop a new drug. We already have it.’
Heart disease, which is any disorder affecting the organ or blood vessels, is the leading cause of death in adults in the US, resulting in one in four fatalities.
Vitamin D repairs and prevents damage to the heart caused by conditions like diabetes
DOES VITAMIN D PREVENT ARTHRITIS?
Vitamin D may prevent inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, research suggested in November 2017.
The so-called 'sunshine supplement' strengthens the immune system, which helps to prevent the body from attacking healthy cells and causing autoimmune conditions, like arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis, which causes joint swelling, may also benefit from vitamin D's anti-inflammatory effects.
Yet, as the painful joint condition reduces a sufferer's vitamin D sensitivity, patients may not benefit from taking such supplements once they have developed the disorder, or at least not at recommended doses, according to the researchers.
Study author Dr Louisa Jeffery from the University of Birmingham, said: 'Our research indicates that maintaining sufficient vitamin D may help to prevent the onset of inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
'However, for patients who already have rheumatoid arthritis, simply providing vitamin D might not be enough. Instead much higher doses may be needed'.
The researchers analysed blood and joint fluid from rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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