Studies show that adults with a vitamin D deficiency are more likely to die, yet another indication of the nutrient’s vital role in guarding against ailments ranging from heart disease to cancer.

Several recent studies that have shown vitamin D may protect against ailments including heart disease, cancers of the colon and breast, diabetes and tuberculosis.

Now a new study that followed more than 13,000 adults for more than 8 years on average has shown that those with the lowest levels of Vitamin D had a 26 percent increased risk of death.

Prevent heart disease Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women around the world. While many people fret about cancer or Alzheimer, hundreds of thousands of men and women around the world die of heart disease before they get to the age when Alzheimer becomes a problem. Living in today’s world, one cannot help but hear stories of high blood pressure, heart attacks and other such problems related to the cardio-vascular system. However, these stories are so common

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene, according to a study published in the July 30, 2008, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

California has become the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants. Under the new law, trans fats, long linked to health problems, must be excised from restaurant products beginning in 2010, and from all retail baked goods by 2011. Packaged foods will be exempt.

New York City adopted a similar ban in 2006, and several cities throughout the U.S. have done so as well.

But having the requirement imposed on the most populous state’s 88,000 restaurants is a major gain for the movement against trans fats. That movement has been led by scientists, doctors and consumer advocates who trace the largely synthetic fat to a variety of ailments, principally heart disease.

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