February 17/Coventry, England/Coventry Evening Telegraph -- Consumers who get plenty of vitamin D can cut their chance of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43%, researchers at Warwick Medical School have said. Sunshine and oily fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel can provide adequate protection.
The researchers reviewed 28 studies on almost 100,000 people looking at vitamin D levels among middleaged and elderly people; they examined the effect of the vitamin on cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.