Vitamin D positively affects blood sugar levels and insulin resistance
by Newsletter Editor
Doctors in one study measured blood sugar and insulin levels in 85 obese and non-obese Philadelphia children, aged 4 to 18, and found nearly half were low or deficient in vitamin D.
Older African-American children with higher body-mass index scores had the lowest levels of vitamin D. As vitamin D levels rose, blood sugar levels and insulin resistance decreased, reducing chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
Reference: Archives of Disease in Childhood; 2011, Vol. 96, No. 5, 447-52