Scientists have named a vitamin that reduces the risk of death by 57%

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Healthy way life and nutrition, which provides the body with vitamins and trace elements in sufficient quantities, are considered important elements in achieving longevity.

Scientists have established that the necessary level of vitamin D in the body has a direct relationship with the probability of death.

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of eight scientific studies conducted in the USA and European countries. The works were devoted to the impact of vitamin D on human life and health. This took into account many indicators: age, gender, blood group, body mass index, presence of bad habits, level of physical activity, history.

Comorbidity was also taken into account – the presence of two or more diseases in one patient at the same time, connected by a single pathogenetic mechanism.

In the course of one of the studies among 26 thousand people aged 50 years and older, it was found that people with high levels of vitamin D were more likely to die from any medical cause 57% lower than those who had low levels of this vitamin.

Scientists also found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of stroke.