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• TITLE: The Effect of Short Term Vitamin D Supplementation on the Inflammatory and Oxidative Mediators of Arterial Stiffness

  AUTHORS: David Martins, Yuan-Xiang Meng, Naureen Tareen, Jorge Artaza, Jae Eun Lee, Caroline Farodolu, Gary Gibbons, Keith Norris

  KEYWORDS: Vitamin D, Overweight, Hypovitaminosis D

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.6 No.12, June 27, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The high rate of vitamin D deficiency ( 25) African Americans with elevated blood pressure (130 - 150/85 - 100 mmHg) and low serum vitamin D level (10 - 25 ng/ml). Results: There was a significant increase in the serum 25(OH)D levels to a mean level of 34.5 ng/ml (SD = 7.1) with the intervention (p