Vitamin D for hypertension?

[Guest guest]

" At Boston University, after people with high blood pressure were

exposed to UVA and UVB rays for three months, their vitamin D levels

increased by more than 100% -- and more impressively, their high

blood pressure normalized. " We've followed them now for nine months,

and their hypertension continues to be in remission, " says Holick,

professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston

University. One theory about how vitamin D reduces blood pressure: It

decreases the production of a hormone called renin, which is believed

to play a role in hypertension. "

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[Guest guest]

It's amazing isn't it, the major roles we're finding out that the " sunshine "

vitamin plays? A vitamin that many of us are probably deficient in during

the winter months?

on 3/23/2004 5:26 PM, dowlic@... at dowlic@... wrote:

> At Boston University, after people with high blood pressure were

> exposed to UVA and UVB rays for three months, their vitamin D levels

> increased by more than 100% -- and more impressively, their high

> blood pressure normalized. " We've followed them now for nine months,

> and their hypertension continues to be in remission, " says Holick,

> professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston

> University. One theory about how vitamin D reduces blood pressure: It

> decreases the production of a hormone called renin, which is believed

> to play a role in hypertension. "

>

> http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97439.htm

>

> http://snipurl.com/59v1

[Guest guest]

This may be especially true for my mother in law who lives North of Moscow.

Positive Dennis

Francesca Skelton wrote:

It's amazing isn't it, the major roles we're finding out that the "sunshine"

vitamin plays? A vitamin that many of us are probably deficient in during

the winter months?

on 3/23/2004 5:26 PM, dowlic@... at dowlic@... wrote:

> At Boston University, after people with high blood pressure were

> exposed to UVA and UVB rays for three months, their vitamin D levels

> increased by more than 100% -- and more impressively, their high

> blood pressure normalized. "We've followed them now for nine months,

> and their hypertension continues to be in remission," says Holick,

> professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston

> University. One theory about how vitamin D reduces blood pressure:

It

> decreases the production of a hormone called renin, which is believed

> to play a role in hypertension. "

>

> http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97439.htm

>

> http://snipurl.com/59v1

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

The whole pdf-available information pretty well is in:

Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Mar;79(3):362-71.

Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes,

heart

disease, and osteoporosis.

Holick MF.

Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Section of

Endocrinology,

Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University

School of

Medicine, Boston, MA 02118-2394, USA.

The purpose of this review is to put into perspective the many health

benefits

of vitamin D and the role of vitamin D deficiency in increasing the

risk of many

common and serious diseases, including some common cancers, type 1

diabetes,

cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. Numerous epidemiologic

studies suggest

that exposure to sunlight, which enhances the production of vitamin D

(3) in the

skin, is important in preventing many chronic diseases. Because very

few foods

naturally contain vitamin D, sunlight supplies most of our vitamin D

requirement. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is the metabolite that

should be

measured in the blood to determine vitamin D status. Vitamin D

deficiency is

prevalent in infants who are solely breastfed and who do not receive

vitamin D

supplementation and in adults of all ages who have increased skin

pigmentation

or who always wear sun protection or limit their outdoor activities.

Vitamin D

deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia. A new dietary

source of

vitamin D is orange juice fortified with vitamin D. Studies in both

human and

animal models add strength to the hypothesis that the unrecognized

epidemic of

vitamin D deficiency worldwide is a contributing factor of many

chronic

debilitating diseases. Greater awareness of the insidious

consequences of

vitamin D deficiency is needed. Annual measurement of serum 25(OH)D

is a

reasonable approach to monitoring for vitamin D deficiency. The

recommended

adequate intakes for vitamin D are inadequate, and, in the absence of

exposure

to sunlight, a minimum of 1000 IU vitamin D/d is required to maintain

a healthy

concentration of 25(OH)D in the blood.

PMID: 14985208 [PubMed - in process]

Cheers, Al Pater.

> " At Boston University, after people with high blood pressure were

> exposed to UVA and UVB rays for three months, their vitamin D

levels

> increased by more than 100% -- and more impressively, their high

> blood pressure normalized. " We've followed them now for nine

months,

> and their hypertension continues to be in remission, " says Holick,

> professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston

> University. One theory about how vitamin D reduces blood pressure:

It

> decreases the production of a hormone called renin, which is

believed

> to play a role in hypertension. "

>

> http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97439.htm

>

> http://snipurl.com/59v1

[Guest guest]

I've tracked my BP for lotsa years and I believe I see a winter rise of at least 5 mm, each year. I take vit d, but see nothing from that, but of course sunshine vit d is diff d.

Regards.

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From: Francesca Skelton

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Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D for hypertension?

It's amazing isn't it, the major roles we're finding out that the "sunshine"vitamin plays? A vitamin that many of us are probably deficient in duringthe winter months?on 3/23/2004 5:26 PM, dowlic@... at dowlic@... wrote:> At Boston University, after people with high blood pressure were> exposed to UVA and UVB rays for three months, their vitamin D levels> increased by more than 100% -- and more impressively, their high> blood pressure normalized. "We've followed them now for nine months,> and their hypertension continues to be in remission," says Holick,> professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston> University. One theory about how vitamin D reduces blood pressure: It> decreases the production of a hormone called renin, which is believed> to play a role in hypertension. "> > http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97439.htm> > http://snipurl.com/59v1