a new reason to up your vitamin D

Metabole Syndrome a cluster of factors that raises your risk of heart disease and diabetes- affects roughy 34% of u.s adults. But brazilian  researchers have found something that many of them share low levels of vitamin D. In a study 58% of participants (all female) with metabolic syndrome were vitamin  D deficient. People are considered to have metabolic syndrome if they have at lasts three risk factors associated  with it -waist circumference above  35 inches in women and 40 in men high blood pressure high fasting blood sugar and abnormal levels of triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood) and high cholesterol. Researchers believe the sunshine vitamin somehow influences insulin secretion and sensitivity which play major role in development of all these condition if you have metabolic syndrome  consider talking to your doctor about whether a vitamin D supplements might  help. Pulse diet and nutrition.