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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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