A new study suggests that taking a monthly, high-dose vitamin D supplement could, over the long term, lead to a small improvement in the risk of a heart attack.
July 5, 2023 –
There were signs that people who started the trial while taking statins or other heart medications may have had a stronger benefit, but more research would be needed to confirm that possibility, said Rachel Neale, PhD, a professor at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland, Australia.
The study's results could have been due to chance, so it's"premature” for doctors to recommend vitamin D supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease, cautioned Nour Makarem, PhD, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City.
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