Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Vitamin D and Diabetes

Posted by Chantel M. Contributed by US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

In the study of "Vitamin D Insufficiency Is Associated With Diabetes Risk in Native American Children" by Nsiah-Kumi PA, Erickson JM, Beals JL, Ogle EA, Whiting M, Brushbreaker C, Borgeson CD, Qui F, Yu F, Larsen JL., posted in US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, researchers found that Vitamin D insufficiency was nearly universal in this cohort of NA children and was associated with diabetes and vascular risk markers. Whether vitamin D supplementation can improve insulin resistance must be studied further

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