Vitamin D Deficiency and Diabetes
New research suggests that people with diabetes may face an increased risk of heart disease if you are deficient in vitamin D.
An article in Science News cites a study by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, indicating that macrophages, immune cells that normally fight heart disease by absorbing LDL cholesterol, can do its job too well in cases of deficiency of vitamin D.
Instead of helping to prevent heart disease in these patients, macrophages may actually contribute to their occurrence.