Childhood Vitamin D Deficiency May Be Tied To Hardening Of The Arteries In Middle Age.

a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals that “vitamin D deficiency in childhood may be linked to hardening of the arteries in middle age.” The study of 2,148 youngsters ranging in age from three to 18 and followed since 1980 revealed that kids “in the lowest one-quarter for vitamin D levels, about 15 nanograms per milliliter, were nearly twice as likely to have thickening of the carotid artery as those in the other three quarters.” This associated “persisted after adjusting for age, sex and other cardiovascular risk factors.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/low-vitamin-d-in-childhood-linked-to-later-heart-risks/?smid=tw-nytimeswell&seid=auto&_r=1