Vitamin D might be key to syndrome affecting half of women aged 50 or plus

(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Research with postmenopausal women, found a 57.8 percent rate of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among women presenting vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency. MetS affects half of United States' female population above the age of 50 and increases the risks of heart diseases and diabetes.

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