Is Vitamin D Able to Stop Diabetes

Thu, 19 Aug 2010
Researchers from the University College London, University of London, University of Bristol and the University of Glasgow have been given awarded a grant of £195,000 by leading diabetes charity, Diabetes UK, to determine whether or not vitamin D plays a part in lowering your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes .

Vitamin D is frequently called the 'sunshine vitamin' as it increases in level when your skin is exposed to sunlight.

In addition, vitamin D is to be found in foods such as eggs and oily fish.

An increase in vitamin D levels has previously been related to a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes .

Hitherto, the direct causal link between vitamin D and Type 2 diabetes has not been thoroughly investigated. The planned research project is going to study factors which could explain that relationship and pinpoint whether or not individuals who have a genetic make-up which leads to higher vitamin D levels throughout their lives also have a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes .

The researchers are going to look at population studies which started 12 plus years ago. They will also study samples from 9,500 people to thoroughly examine relationships between vitamin D levels and diabetes.

Diabetes UK is hopeful that the research findings are going to enable them to establish whether or not there is a need for further research to test whether vitamin D supplementation can lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, alongside other measures such as keeping fit, keeping an eye on your waistline and adhering to a healthy, well balanced diet .

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