Studies are starting to show that statin users are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Your body requires cholersterol to synthesise vitamin D naturally.
Statins, which block cholesterol from entering the bloodstream and cause the body to produce less cholesterol, are thought to impact on your bodies ability to process vitamin D.
Reserchers have identified a link between statin users and vitamin D deficiency, with muscular pain being the most dominant. A recent study (134 people) who were intolerant of statins due to muscle pains and had low vitamin D levels, showed that taking vitamin D supplements helped over 88% of them to tolerate the statin without recurrence of their pain when treatment was restarted. After two years, 95% were still able to tolerate the statin while taking vitamin D supplements.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nbu.12185/abstract
Feature in Healthspan's Lifespan: breaking news issue April 2016.
