date:Sep 06, 2012
ceived either a mega-dose (50,000 internationals units) of vitamin D3 or placebo weekly for eight weeks. Participants' cholesterol levels were measured before and after treatment.
Ponda and his colleagues revealed that vitamin D levels nearly tripled in the group that received supplements, but were unchanged in the placebo group. However, they said that compensating for this vitamin deficiency did not improve cholesterol management in the short-term as had previously been suggested.
The team