Low vitamin D levels associated with peripheral arterial disease

Low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) are associated with an increased prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report in the June issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. “Vitamin D may have important roles outside of calcium and phosphate metabolism and osteoporosis,” Dr. Michal L. Melamed from Albert