date:Sep 05, 2012
A daily dose of 4,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D for 12 weeks in combination with resistance training led to a significant decrease in the waist-to-hip ratio, which could be linked to decreased risks of type-2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease.
Therefore, the greater decrease in waist circumference associated with higher vitamin D intake represents a potential reduction in risk for metabolic disease and cardiovascular risk,wrote researchers from Purdue Univ