Vitamins and your health: Protect your health

I've been reviewing the latest medical literature on vitamins in last time and new research reveals how vitamins can affect our health.

New Vitamin Research Reveals:

1. Low Vitamin C levels are linked to being overweight. In a study of 118 adults those people, especially women, who had reduced levels of Vitamin C in their blood had higher body mass index, higher body fat percentage, and larger waist sizes.

2,. They also found low plasma Vitamin C in women to be associated with reduced amounts of adinonectin, an important hormone associated with diabetes and heart disease.

3. Moreover, 1/3 of Americans have reduced levels of this critically important vitamin.

4. In an associated project it was found that Vitamin C may protect against arthritic changes in your knees.

5. Low Vitamin D levels are now linked to high blood pressure. Another new study points to a link between vitamin D levels and cardiovascular health, especially high blood pressure. According to the authors, "This finding has public health significance, as vitamin D levels can easily be increased by sun exposure or vitamin D supplementation

6. A new study again highlighted the effects that broccoli reduces your risk of all cancers and especially the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

In this new study of 30,000 people, it was discovered that a higher intake of broccoli and cauliflower had a very strong protective effect.

Men who ate broccoli and cauliflower especially had a great benefit in reducing the risk of prostate cancer. And they also found a benefit in cancer reduction from consuming spinach.

Guys, take your vitamins, eat broccoli and spinach, exercise, reduce your stress levels and you are on the good way to stay healthy.