Causes and Symptoms of Hypertension?

0 votes
asked Nov 15, 2019 in 3D Segmentation by jeromeprincy (10,460 points)

In this latest work, researchers looked at data  Bp Zone Review from the Michigan Bone Health and Metabolism Study that followed 559 Caucasian women in their late 20s, 30s and early 40s for a total of 15 years, beginning back in 1992. The subject's vitamin D levels were measured in 1993 soon after the women entered the study, and their blood pressure readings were taken each year. At the end of the trial, when the average age of the participants was 53, about 1 in 4 had been diagnosed with high blood pressure. 

"This is preliminary data so we can't say with certainty that low vitamin D levels are directly linked to high blood pressure," points out Fiojaune C. Griffin, MPH who is a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at the University of Michigan. "But this may be another example of how what you do early in life impacts your health years later." You can get vitamin D naturally by being out in the sun as well as trying to eat more vitamin D rich foods. Still getting enough of this vitamin from foods isn't easy, and is the reason supplements have become so popular. 

Most multivitamins you'll find contain 400 international units (IU) of the vitamin, but current thinking suggests that the real dosage should be far higher, maybe as much as ten times higher. The upper limit for vitamin D intake according to the Institute of Medicine's current standards is 2,000 IUs a day. Study co-author and University of Michigan professor of epidemiology Mary Fran Sowers, Ph.D. is suggesting that perhaps the public health message about protection from the sun might need to be modified. Sunscreens of SPF 15 block virtually all vitamin D synthesis by the skin. If you're older, or a bit overweight or obese, your body is also naturally less efficient at making vitamin D from sunlight.

https://cbsecure.co.uk/bp-zone-review/

Please log in or register to answer this question.

Welcome to Bioimagingcore Q&A, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of the community.
...