Wisconsinites have a higher risk of death than people living in southern states because we get less Vitamin D due to our lower exposure to the sun, according to a new study.
Albert Einstein College in New York tracked 13,000 people in their 40â??s for about nine years. Those with the lowest Vitamin D levels had a 26 percent greater chance of dying early than those with the highest levels.
Itâ??s not unusual for Wisconsinites to have Vitamin D levels in the low range, especially when itâ??s not summer. Neil Binkley of UW-Madison says Vitamin D deficiency is an epidemic in many parts of the world, including ours.