Vitamin D Vs Type 2 Diabetes

A study of 1,972 subjects ( 133 of which were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after a 7 year follow-up), vitamin D status was found to be associated with a lower risk of the disease. Subjects with the highest vitamin D status were 40% less likely to have the disease after other possible causes were mathematically accounted for.

What can you do?

Vitamin D is a funny ol’ vitamin, being one of the few where levels of blood markers can mean vastly different things in different individuals. Requirements for this vitamin and the consequences of suboptimal intakes vary enormously, but there are a huge number of studies linking deficiency with everything from cancer, to depression… to volcanic ash clouds! The safest thing is to take a vitamin D supplement to ensure you individual RDI…

Reference
Liu E, Meigs JB, et al., 2010; "Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and incident type 2 diabetes in the Framingham Offspring Study," Am J Clin Nutr, June; 91(6): 1627-33