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Further Evidence Supports Vitamin-D-Deficiency Link to CHD
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Title Further Evidence Supports Vitamin-D-Deficiency Link to CHD
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/575880?src=rss
Description New findings suggest that the current dietary requirements of vitamin D need to be increased and that vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk for coronary heart disease. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Jun 12, 2008
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