I’ve told you for years about the hazards of obesity. Now we know that it can cause a lot of other problems as well.
A recent study followed 217 obese children. They discovered that their vitamin D levels dropped as they got older. The deficiency caused their HDL levels to drop. It caused their blood pressure to go up. And low vitamin D also caused greater insulin resistance.
But you do not have to be obese to experience these complications. Simply having a vitamin D deficiency can cause the same problems. The research on children is confirming everything I told you about your increased risk of complications from low vitamin D levels.
With the enlargement (waist line) of the population, both in kids and adults, vitamin D deficiency is increasing. And with it is coming a plethora of preventable complications, including metabolic syndrome.
Please check your vitamin D level every few years. Strive to keep your level in the upper third of your lab reference range. I have a feeling we will see low vitamin D as a risk for high cholesterol. After all, your body makes vitamin D from cholesterol. If your vitamin D is low, your liver may be encouraged to make lots more cholesterol to increase your vitamin D.
Ref: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2007; 20(7).