Taking vitamin D supplements 'could slash your chance of a heart attack by a fifth'

Taking vitamin D supplements 'could slash your chance of a heart attack by a fifth' Taking vitamin D in your 60s could reduce the chances of a heart attack by up to a fifth, new research suggests.

In the largest trial of its kind, people who took supplements had 19 per cent fewer heart attacks than those on a placebo.

They also cut their odds of needing heart bypass surgery by a tenth (11 per cent), with the effect was even more marked in those already taking statins, according to researchers. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Vitamin D supplementation and major cardiovascular events: D-Health randomised controlled trial (open access) The BMJ