Stroke rates increasing in youth and decreasing in elderly (perhaps due to Vitamin D)

Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People New York Times

New Jersey 227,000 strokes over 20 years

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Ischemic Stroke Rate Increases in Young Adults: Evidence for a Generational Effect?

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2016;5:e004245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004245

The study failed to even mention Vitamin D

The study speculated that the increase in the younger groups might be due to increased obesity

The study had no speculation as to why the elderly rate was decreasing

Note the chart below - seniors are greatly increasing Vitamin D levels, youths are not

See also VitaminDWiki

• Stroke rate increased 85 percent in young women in large cities in the Western US in a decade – June 2017

• Vitamin D associated with 50 percent less ischemic stroke – meta-analysis Aug 2012

• Overview Stroke and vitamin D

• Ischaemic stroke – Vitamin D doubled survival (Injection followed by monthly 60,000 IU) – RCT Aug 2016

  •     Note Survival is not the same as incidence

• Major heart problems if have less than 15 ng of Vitamin D – Nov 2015

• Second stroke 2X more likely if low vitamin D – Feb 2015

• Many more people now have vitamin D levels above 50 ng, especially seniors – May 2015

  • Elderly are greatly increasing their levels of vitamin D - which had the following chart