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Revealed! The little-known link between vitamin deficiency and heart
disease...
According to conventional wisdom, heart disease is caused by a diet high
in saturated fat and cholesterol. Yet, many heart attack victims actually
have "normal" cholesterol levels, prompting puzzled researchers to look
for an alternative cause. In recent years, their attention has turned
to the role that a vitamin deficiency could play in the development of
heart disease.
Vitamin deficiency
The important role of vitamins in human health was first recognized by
the effects of their absence. A vitamin C deficiency, for instance,
leads to scurvy. That's why the other name for vitamin C — ascorbic
acid — literally means "no scurvy". A vitamin is an essential,
organic nutrient that contains no calories. Many vitamins help other nutrients
to be digested and absorbed.
New research shows that a deficiency in just three vitamins nearly doubles
your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, there's a growing
body of evidence to indicate that a vitamin deficiency in the same
nutrients also increases your risk of heart disease.
Evidence linking Alzheimer's disease with a vitamin deficiency comes
from a Boston University research team. The study, conducted on individuals
participating in the long-running Framingham Study, shows...
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