Effect of cholecalciferol supplementation during winter months in patients with hypertension: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Larsen, Thomas; H Mose, Frank; N Bech, Jesper; Bo Hansen, Annebirthe; B Pedersen, Erling

doi:10.1038/ajh.2012.111

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Effect of cholecalciferol supplementation during winter months in patients with hypertension: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

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Authors:

Thomas Larsen

Frank H Mose

Jesper N Bech

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Low 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels are inversely related to blood pressure (BP) and have been associated with incident hypertension. In people living at northern latitudes diminished cholecalciferol synthesis in the winter increases the risk of vitamin D deficiency. We wanted to t...

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