Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Cardiovascular Risk – Framingham Cohort Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to results of a study of more than 1,700 offspring of participants in the Framingham Heart Study
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