Low vitamin D in children behind current explosion of new diabetes casesThursday, December 15, 2011 by: John Phillip
NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) Researchers publishing in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism have found that children with low vitamin D levels, especially when overweight and obese, are at much higher risk for developing insulin resistance that progresses to full-blown diabetes by early adulthood. Based on cellular saturation of the vitamin/prohormone, children and adults require higher amounts of vitamin D as body weight increases. The vast majority of children are vitamin D deficient, a problem exacerbated further by additional fat stores. In addition to a healthy lifestyle including plenty of physical activity and proper diet, parents will want to ensure their children reach proper blood levels of this critical vitamin through exposure to the sun or adequate supplementation.
...New cases of diabetes and prediabetes are now found in young adults and even children at an alarming and increasing rate. This research highlights the connection between low vitamin D levels, excess body weight and...
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damn, yea might explain why the sudden rash of diabetes cases are coming out recently, just the other day, both my uncles and aunts were diagnosed with diabetes, seems like Vitamin D holds the secret
ReplyDeleteyea my niece`s pediatrician recommended vit d supplements and milk products, it can help presently and in the long run for the fight against diabetes
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