Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Muscle Fat, Decreased Strength In Young People

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Muscle Fat, Decreased Strength In Young People:
"A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood. Nearly a quarter of the group had serious deficiencies (less than 20 ng/ml) of this important vitamin. Since Vitamin D insufficiency is linked to increased body fat, decreased muscle strength and a range of disorders....."


Vitamin D is relatively hard to get from food. Here are some sources.

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