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Hypertension

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Vitamin D Deficiency

                                   It has been suggested, as a result of several studies, that vitamin D deficiency is
                               associated with cardiovascular risk factors. It has been observered that individuals with a
                               vitamin D deficiency have higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures than average.
                               Vitamin D inhibits renin secretion and its activity, it therefore acts as a “negative
                               endocrine regulator of the renin-angiotensin system”. Hence a deficiency in vitamin D
                               leads to an increase in renin secretion. This is one possible mechanism of explaining the
                               observed link between hypertension and vitamin D levels in the blood plasma.


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