Can Low Vitamin D Levels Lead to Death?

RAEL’S COMMENT: yes ! we need sun exposure ! (20 min a day is enough)

Vitamin D deficiency is generally associated with an increased risk of poor bone health. However, recent studies have shown that low levels of this important vitamin also involve an increased risk of other diseases and higher mortality rates. For the very first time, a brand new scientific study has established a causal relationship between low vitamin D levels and increased mortality. The researchers have not only established a statistical relationship as in previous studies.

96,000 Danes from large-scale population studies

« We have conducted a major Danish study, in which we have examined the connection between genes associated with permanent low levels of vitamin D and mortality. We can see that genes associated with low vitamin D levels involve an increased mortality rate of 30 per cent and, more specifically, a 40 per cent higher risk of cancer-related deaths. An important factor in our study is that we have established a causal relationship, » says Shoaib Afzal, Medical Doctor at Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital.

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