Private MD News

Home | News | Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and Treatment

Study finds exercise boost vitamin D levels, reduces heart risk

Category: Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and Treatment

Vigorous physical activity could improve the vitamin D test scores of individuals who are at risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, significantly reducing their chances of experiencing a cardiovascular event, according to a new study.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health told USA Today their study revealed that exercising for as little as three hours per week significantly improved the vitamin D levels of their study participants and made them 22 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack.

The team told the news source that exercising outdoors was likely the key for many people. This has the dual benefit of improving cardiovascular fitness while exposing individuals's skin to the sun, which produces vitamin D, a nutrient that has been shown to support heart health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that heart disease causes more deaths each year than any other condition. Therefore, taking steps to improve to improve cardiovascular fitness and vitamin D levels could be important to overall well-being.  

Related Articles from Private MD:

• Low vitamin D levels may increase type 2 diabetes risk
  
• People with fair skin may need to take vitamin D supplements
  
• Oral steroid use associated with low vitamin D levels
  
• Consumption of foods containing vitamin D drops
  
• Vitamin D may be key to avoiding illnesses this flu season
  

Share on Facebook

Subscribe to Private MD Health News RSS Feed:

News Categories:

Advanced Lipid Treatment I   Allergy Testing   Anemia and RBC disorders   Autoimmune Diseases   Bariatric Lab Testing   Blood and Blood Diseases   Breast   Cancer Detection and Tumor Markers   Celiac Disease Testing   Chlamydia   Coagulation and blood clotting disorders   Colon   Diabetes   DNA, Paternity and Genetic testing   Drug Screening   Environmental Toxin Testing   Female Specific Tests   Gastrointestinal Diseases   General Health   General Wellness   Heart Health and Cholesterol   Herpes   HIV   HIV monitoring/Treatment/Testing/Post Diagnos   Hormones and Metabolism   Infectious Diseases   Infertility Testing-Male   Infertitlity Hormone Testing   Kidney Diseases   Leukemia and WBC disorders   Liver   Liver Diseases   Lyme Disease   Male Specific Tests   Menopause/Peri-Menopausal Diagnosis   Musculoskeletal Diseases   Organ Specific Testing   Ovarian   Prostate   Sexually Transmitted Diseases   Thyroid Diseases   Transgender Hormone Testing-female to male   Transgender Hormone Testing-Male to Female   Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and Treatment   

Visit the Health News Archive: Click Here

Questions about online blood testing or how to order a lab test? Click here to get started or call us toll-free at 1.877.283.7882. Our professionals are ready to assist you.

Back to top