Latest Vitamin D Update

A 2009 study of 223 patients receiving dialysis for kidney failure suggested that lower levels of the most active form of vitamin D (D3) were associated with increased risk of blood vessel calcification, a risk factor for blood vessel disease. The D3 levels were lower in people wtih diabetes. This is another important finding that suggests the importance of vitamin D in potentially reducing the risk of a number of different health problems, including cardiovascular and other vascular diseases (Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009; 24(2):611-18).