PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Wang, Thomas
TI  - Vitamin D and the Heart
DP  - 2011 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 32--32
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/32.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/32.full
AB  - Although vitamin D supplementation appears to be a provocative intervention for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other chronic diseases, existing evidence of its benefits and risks is limited. Recruitment is now underway for the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL; NCT01169259), the first large-scale, prospective, randomized clinical trial of these nutritional agents for the prevention of cancer and CVD.