Anti-Aging Research: Low Vitamin D Levels Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure

People with low blood levels of vitamin D are at increased risk of higher blood pressure - a problem that could be easily remedied with sun exposure or vitamin D supplementation, says a new study.

The researchers report that non-Hispanic whites had the highest vitamin D blood levels, followed by Mexican Americans, while non-Hispanic blacks had the lowest vitamin D levels.

A recent review of the science reported that the tolerable upper intake level for oral vitamin D3 should be increased five-fold, from the current tolerable upper intake level (UL) in Europe and the US of 2000 International Units (IU), equivalent to 50 micrograms per day, to 10,000 IU (250 micrograms per day).

Read details on this vitamin D high blood pressure risk study.