Gregory Chandler, Attorney, on Vitamin D

Vitamin D has been in the general news in recent years. Many individuals do not get enough vitamin D. A recent study has confirmed yet another reason to supplement with vitamin D. That reason is heart health.

Researchers in a metabolic syndrome study described heart disease, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes as "cardiometabolic disorders," and said that recent studies have linked them to vitamin D deficiency.

The researchers reviewed 28 vitamin D studies covering 99,475 participants and found that, compared to those with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D, those with the most vitamin D were 43 percent less likely to develop a cardiometabolic disorder. Chances were 33 percent lower for cardiovascular disease, and 55 percent lower for type 2 diabetes.

The researchers concluded that correcting vitamin D deficiencies in adults may slow the epidemic of cardiometabolic disorders.

GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law