POPPING a daily 2p vitamin could stave of f stroke, dementia and heart attacks, a new study suggests. Brits are already encouraged to take ' sunshine vitamin ' during the winter months to boost bone health and help us fight off disease. 2 Vitamin D could stave off stroke, dementia and heart attacks in older people, a new study suggests Credit: Getty 2 You can buy a tub of 240 tablets at Boots for just £4.
50 - which works out to less than 2p per tablet Credit: Boots UK And now, scientists in Lebanon have found older people people who take vitamin D for a month had "significantly" lowered blood pressure . The team found that one tablet of 600 IU (or 15mg) achieved the optimum effect. High blood pressure is one of the nation's biggest killers, responsible for one in four deaths, according to NHS England.
It is referred to as a 'silent' threat because it often has no symptoms and roughly a third of those with the condition are thought to be undiagnosed, according to the British Heart Foundation . Read more on vitamin D NHS TRAGEDY Man, 34, died after medics dismissed cancer as 'anxiety' & low vitamin D TRIED AND TESTED Half of Brits don't get enough vitamin D - three ways to boost your levels Not only is it the leading cause of heart disease, but it can also lead to kidney disease and vascular dementia. According to researchers from the American University of Beirut Medical Center taking the cheap vitamin may treat the condition, which puts extra strain on your blood vessels, he.