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Vitamin D May Prolong Your Life
by Victor Guharoy
We have known for many years that Vitamin D is good for our bones. However, a new research reported that taking vitamin D might extend our lives.
The findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (September 10, 2007) reported that intake of ordinary doses of vitamin D supplements decreases total mortality rates. The results were reported after analyzing results of 18 randomized controlled trials involving 57,311 patients. Average daily dose of vitamin D was 528 international units in those studies. Patients who received vitamin D had 7% reduction in mortality from any cause.
“The intake of usual doses of vitamin D seems to reduce death from any cause” said the principal researcher Dr. Phillip Autier of the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France. Dr. Autier also commented “it’s new to see effects of vitamin D on organs different than bones; and one does not need to take four or five pills a day”.
Vitamin D has been touted for a long time claiming it can reduce risks of cancer and heart disease. However, some of the recent studies reported that it had no effect on those conditions. Dr. Autier commented “this is the first study showing that vitamin D has an impact on mortality”.

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