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title: "Vitamin D Benefits: Supplements Lower Blood Pressure In Seniors With Obesity, Study Shows"
url: "https://www.biohackyourself.com/articles/vitamin-d-benefits-supplements-lower-blood-pressure-seniors-obesity"
author: "Bianca Tan"
published: "2024-11-12"
section: "News"
topics: "nutrition, heart"
description: "Vitamin D supplements have been proven to provide many health benefits, but a new study found they can lower blood pressure among specific population subgroups."
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# Vitamin D Benefits: Supplements Lower Blood Pressure In Seniors With Obesity, Study Shows

*By Bianca Tan · November 12, 2024 · News*

Vitamin D supplements have been proven to provide many health benefits, but a new study found they can lower blood pressure among specific population subgroups.

A [study](https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/do-vitamin-d-supplements-lower-blood-pressure-in-older-people-with-obesity/) published in the Journal of the Endocrine Societyfound that vitamin D supplementation may help decrease blood pressure among older people suffering from obesity and those with low Vitamin D levels.

Vitamin D is essential in bone development and maintenance, and plays a vital role in the nervous, musculoskeletal, and immune systems, the [Cleveland Clinic](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15050-vitamin-d-vitamin-d-deficiency) noted. Deficiency in the vitamin is linked to many common sicknesses, including heart diseases, hypertension, bone demineralization, and osteoporosis.

Researchers studied 221 older people with obesity who took vitamin D supplements daily over a year-- one group took 600 IU/ day, while the other had a higher dosage of 3,750 IU/day.

The Institutes of Medicine’s recommended dosage is 600 international units (IU) daily.

After a year, the participants showed a significant decrease in their blood pressure. However, comparing the data of the two groups, the researchers determined that those who had a higher dosage did not receive additional health benefits.

“Our study found vitamin D supplementation may decrease blood pressure in specific subgroups such older people, people with obesity, and possibly those with low vitamin D levels,” explained Dr. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan of the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon.

Aside from lowering blood pressure levels, the Endocrine Society's [Patient Summary Resource](https://www.endocrine.org/-/media/endocrine/files/cpg/vitamin_d_patient_summary_resource.pdf) lists other benefits of Vitamin D supplementation:

- Prevents nutritional rickets, or the weakening of the bone, in kids.

- Lowers the risk of death in 75 years old and older.

- Lowers the risk of pregnancy diseases and conditions, including intra-uterine mortality.

- People with pre-diabetes also reduce the risk of progression to diabetes.

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