{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Vitamin D May Help Manage Heart Failure: Study - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"movaQyKwtJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/vitamin-d-may-help-manage-heart-failure-study\/\">Vitamin D May Help Manage Heart Failure: Study<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/vitamin-d-may-help-manage-heart-failure-study\/embed\/#?secret=movaQyKwtJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vitamin D May Help Manage Heart Failure: Study&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"movaQyKwtJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Vitamin D supplementation significantly decreased the severity of congestive heart failure and also improved other markers of the disease in a study published in 2013.  The research, published in the journal Congested Heart Failure, found that raising mean vitamin D levels from 5 ng\/ml to 21.8 ng\/ml via supplementation significantly improved NYHA scores \u2013 a rating system to describe severity of heart failure. Pro-brain natriuretic peptite levels and highsensitivity C-reactive protein \u2013 two signs of heart failure \u2013 also decreased after supplementation.  \u201cThe results of our study indicate that an appropriate strategy of vitamin D supplementation decreases the severity of HF, reflected in the reduction of serum proBNP,\u201d the researchers concluded.\u00a0 \u201cWe also demonstrated that vitamin D causes a pronounced improvement in physical capacity of patients. Moreover, vitamin D was able to suppress the concentration of hs-CRP. Our data provide valuable evidence for the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in the optimal management of HF.\u201d  Heart failure, or congested heart failure, affects 15 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the heart\u2019s failure to pump enough blood throughout the body, resulting in frailty, shortness of breath, muscle weakness, and significantly increased risk of death.  Click here to view the study.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. Indoor tanning businesses are obligated to communicate a fair and balanced message to all clients about your products and services including the potential risks associated with indoor tanning. Contact your Smart Tan representative to find out more about what you can and can\u2019t say in your tanning salon business.  \u00a9 2014 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.  &nbsp;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan-Logo.jpg","thumbnail_width":520,"thumbnail_height":200}