Insufficient Vitamin D Will Wreck Your Muscles

There's an epidemic in progress -- and it has nothing to do with the flu. A ground-breaking study found an astonishing 59 percent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood. Nearly a quarter of the group had serious deficiencies (less than 20 ng/ml).

The study was also the first to show a clear link between Vitamin D levels and the accumulation of fat in muscle tissue -- a factor in muscle strength and overall health. Scientists have known for years that Vitamin D is essential for muscle strength.

Studies in the elderly have showed bedridden patients quickly gain strength when given Vitamin D.

Are you getting enough Vitamin D? Come into the pharmacy and we'll help you examine the different ways you can improve your Vitamin D intake.

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Eurekalert March 9, 2010

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