High Vitamin D Levels Linked to Serious Heart Condition, Intermountain Medical Center Study

Too much vitamin D can more than double a person’s chance of developing a dangerous heart condition, a large-scale US study has shown. Utah scientists studied 132,000 medical center patients and found that those with high vitamin D levels from taking supplements were two and a half times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), which causes the heart to beat too fast and out of rhythm.

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