People who get enough vitamin D from sunshine and oily fish may cut their risk of diabetes and heart disease by 43 percent, researchers say. A review of 28 studies on almost 100,000 people revealed that people who got vitamin D the natural way (rather than from supplements) had significantly lower risks for heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
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Vitamin D is one of the "in vogue" vitamins in metabolic research, most specifically in diabetes. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated... Read more »
As always, my fellow blogger, Ann Bartlett, keeps me up to date with the latest rumors or information in the diabetes world and pointed me... Read more »
I have recently become fascinated with the research being done on Vitamin D and am shocked to learn how deficient most of us are in this... Read more »
Since alliteration helps us to remember connections, we're lucky that diabetes, depression, and the D vitamin all start with the same... Read more »
Low levels of vitamin D may double the risk of heart disease in diabetics, researchers in St. Louis say. The lack of vitamin D means that cholesterol... Read more »
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Taking a daily dose of thiamine--vitamin B1--may reverse kidney disease in people who have Type II diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers from... Read more »
A simple vitamin deficiency could be the cause of many of the side effects of diabetes, a new study suggests. British researchers say that diabetics... Read more »
Taking a daily vitamin D supplement may lower kids' risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, a new report suggests. Researchers analyzed five studies and... Read more »