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. 2011 Jun 22;305(24):2565-6.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.881.

Vitamin D and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: why the evidence falls short

Sue A Shapses  1 , JoAnn E Manson
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Vitamin D and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: why the evidence falls short

Sue A Shapses et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Both authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Shapses reported that she and her colleagues at Rutgers University are completing a trial funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health examining the effect of vitamin D on calcium absorption (primary analysis) with a secondary analysis of other outcomes including those related to insulin sensitivity. Dr Manson reported that she and her colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, received funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL), a large-scale randomized trial of vitamin D and omega-3s in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Both authors received reimbursement for travel to Institute of Medicine committee meetings.

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