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Low vitamin D raises blood pressure in women: study
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David MorganWASHINGTONWed Sep 23, 2009 5:35pm EDT

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger white women with vitamin D deficiencies
are about three times more likely to have high blood pressure in
middle age than those with normal vitamin levels, according to a study
released on Thursday.

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The study, presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association in
Chicago, adds younger women to a growing list of people including men
who may develop high blood pressure at least in part because of low
vitamin D.

Researchers in Michigan, who examined data on 559 women beginning in
1992, found that those with low levels of vitamin D were more likely
to have high blood pressure 15 years later in 2007.

"Our results indicate that early vitamin D deficiency may increase the
long-term risk of high blood pressure in women at mid-life," said
Flojaune Griffin, who worked on the study for the University of
Michigan School of Public Health.

Vitamin D, which the human body can make from sunlight and which is
found in fatty fish, fortified milk products and dietary supplements,
has long been known to contribute to healthy bones and teeth.

But deficiencies, which are widespread in women, are linked to cancer,
immune system problems and inflammatory diseases.

High blood pressure raises the likelihood of stroke, heart disease and
other cardiovascular problems.

The women in the blood pressure study lived in Tecumseh, Michigan, and
were 24 to 44 years old with an average age of 38, when the research
began.

Researchers measured vitamin D blood levels at the outset and took
blood pressure readings once a year. In 2007, they compared systolic
readings -- the top number in blood pressure results that indicates
the pressure within blood vessels when the heart beats.

More than 10 percent of women with vitamin D deficiencies had high
blood pressure in 2007, versus 3.7 percent of those with sufficient
levels. When the study began, 5.5 percent with deficiencies also had
high blood pressure, compared to 2.8 percent with normal vitamin D.

The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Almost half the population worldwide has lower-than-optimal levels of
vitamin D and researchers say the problem is worsening as people spend
more time indoors. African-Americans seem at especially high risk as
dark skin can make it harder for the body to absorb ultraviolet light.

(Editing by Maggie Fox and Eric Walsh)

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