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Share on Pinterest Regular vitamin D supplementation may benefit cardiovascular health, according to a new study. Nicole Mason/Stocksy Australian researchers followed a group of older adults to determine whether vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of major heart disease events, such as heart attack and stroke. The researchers gave the test group a monthly vitamin D supplement which they took for five years. The results show a small risk reduction for certain major cardiovascular events. Vitamin D is
A deficiency of taurine—a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods—is a driver of aging in animals, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers and involving dozens of aging researchers around the world.
The same study also found that taurine supplements can slow down the aging process in worms, mice, and monkeys and can even extend the healthy lifespans of middle-aged mice by up to 12%.