A study recently published byThe BMJ details a clinical trial led by a group of Australian researchers who wanted to learn what impact vitamin D may have on reducing major heart disease events such as heart attacks and strokes.
The researchers followed a group of older adults who were between ages 60 and 84. This particular age group is known to be at a higher risk for developing heart disease.
While the scientists did not find that vitamin D had any impact on strokes when comparing the control and test groups, they did learn that the rate of major cardiovascular events was 9% lower in the group that took the vitamin D supplement.
