The results from part of this population based study[1] that began in 2001 with 614 participants in Europe again shows a strong relationship between low Vitamin D levels and shortened life span.
The Hoorn study began in 1989 in the Netherlands and was started to look at diabetes and lowered glucose tolerance. Over time additional data has been gathered and in 2001 baseline vitamin D levels were collected from a sub-group of participants.
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The objective was to discover if there was a relationship between all cause mortality rate and in particular death from cardio vascular disease and blood vitamin D levels.
This group was followed up for a mean period of 6.2 years and the following significant results have just been published.
Lower Vitamin D – All Cause Mortality Higher…
The group with the lowest average vitamin D blood levels of 30.6 nmol/L (or for those using the US measurement – that’s approximately 12.25 ng/ml), there was a 97% increased risk of mortality when considering all causes. Like all good researchers the results were adjusted for age, sex, smoking, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol and obesity.
This result alone is significant but the relationship between low vitamin D levels and cardio-vascular disease leading to death is even stronger.
438% Greater Risk Of Dying
The group with the lower average levels of vitamin D as described above were over four times more likely to die from cardio-vascular disease.
This study clearly shows a relationship between higher vitamin D levels and longer healthier life.While the mechanism is still unclear the following comments were made by the researchers
“Apart from the maintenance of muscular and skeletal health, vitamin D may also protect against cancer, infections, autoimmune and vascular diseases, suggesting that vitamin D deficiency might contribute to a reduced life expectancy.”
What is not clear is whether the higher levels of vitamin D are directly causing these effects or are a occur in people with a healthier attitude and lifestyle. They could be more likely to either supplement or spend more time outside exposing themselves to the necessary UV B rays to provide their body with the cheapest form of vitamin D available.
Only time will tell once the studies have been funded and completed, however don’t hold your breath because the vitamin simply does not carry the profit potential that a Swine Flu vaccine does and so it will continual to be bumped down in researchers priority lists.
The researchers have strongly suggested the need for an intervention study to prove the relationship.
In the mean time you can make up your on mind. I’m following John Livesay, chief scientist at the Christchurch Endolabs and one of the authors of a research paper indicating 88% of Cantabrians had insufficient levels of vitamin D in February of 2004. He told me vitamin D is the only vitamin supplement he thinks is worth taking.
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Reference:
1.Clinical Endocrinology: S. Pilz, H. Dobnig, G. Nijpels, R.J. Heine, C.D.A. Stehouwer, M.B. Snijder, R.M. van Dam, J.M. Dekker: November 2009, Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages: 666-672
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