Getting enough of the “sunshine vitamin” vitamin D is a must for those with high blood pressure, a new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension recently found. In this study of more than 7,000 adults, a clear link was uncovered between low vitamin D levels in the blood and high systolic blood pressure.
The study authors also discovered how vitamin D affects blood pressure. Vitamin D helps regulate a thyroid-produced hormone known as PTH. When PTH increases, blood pressure does as well. The study found that getting enough vitamin D –either from sunlight, food or supplements—dropped both PTH and blood pressure significantly.
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Christian Goodman
Christian, Thank you for the articles. They are too long though. Wish you would
just get to the point.
This article is incomplete. It is a teaser withought substance. If you are going to write comments like this at least give all of the information, ie. how much vitamin D does one need, how much should one supplement with, etc. Please try to finish these comments unless your intent is to only tease and in that case stop writing teasere.
Good information on Vitiman D study. I was recently listing to a radio nutrition show and Vitimin D3 specifically was talked about in the study in regards to lowering the upper number of the blood pressure. D3 is especially important for people with darker skin beacause of the ability of darker complexion people to block out the sun’s rays and therefore lessen the production of vitimin D that your body normally makes when exposed to the sun. So scientist are starting to suspect that African American’s are more prone to High Blood Presure because of the body’s in-ability to produce the normal amount of Vitimin D, as say a lighter complexion person thus the higher incidence of high blood presure in darker skinned people. Pretty interesting study that should be looked into further. Some foods high Vitimin D are, Fish, Oysters,Fortified Soy Products (Tofu and Soy Milk)Fortified Dairy Products Dairy products are already high in calcium, so it makes sense to fortify them with vitamin D. Milk can provide up to 52.0IU (13% RDA) of vitamin D per 100 gram serving, 127IU (32% RDA) per cup,Eggs
In addition to vitamin D, eggs are a good source of vitamin B12, and protein. Eggs provide 37.0IU (9% RDA) of vitamin D per 100 gram serving, or 17.0IU (4% RDA) in a large egg.Mushrooms More than just a high vitamin D food, mushrooms also provide Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) and copper.
Yes many are not aware that Sun has so many cures.