A large study of over 5,500 adults has revealed a startling connection between vitamin D deficiency, belly fat, and mortality risk in adults over 50. The research found that when these two conditions co-occur, they create a perfect storm that more than doubles the risk of death over a six-year period.
Key Insights
The study's key findings include: the combination of abdominal obesity and vitamin D deficiency increases the death risk by 123%; each condition alone also increases the risk of death, with vitamin D deficiency associated with a 91% higher risk and abdominal obesity with a 47% higher risk; and belly fat can sequester vitamin D, reducing its availability in the bloodstream and exacerbating inflammation and other health problems.
