Vitamin D Can Lessen Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Filed in archive Diet , Lifestyle , Research , Treatment on November 20, 2007

In a new study (a 17-year follow-up of roughly 4,000 men and women), it has been found that people with higher blood levels of vitamin D had a 40 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with lower levels of this vitamin.




Yes folks. Vitamin D is not just for your bones, it can actually reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Paul Knekt from the National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, told Reuters Health:

"It has been suggested that vitamin D might be involved in processes leading to type 2 diabetes. Human evidence from population studies is, however, missing.

Vitamin D comes from the diet (mainly from fish), supplements and sun exposure.

Previous human studies have suggested that high intake of fish fat is related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Our diabetes finding is thus in line with the suggestion of beneficial health effects of fish."

In this case, it really pays to eat more fish, drink vitamin D supplements or have enough healthy exposure to the sun.

Find more details from Reuters UK.