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Vitamin D Deficiency Ups Risk Of Diabetes
Thu, 23 Jun 2011
Increasing your intake of vitamin D may help protect against diabetes, according to new research.

The study, conducted by researchers in India, found that basic dietary changes, including an increase in Vitamin D-rich foods, could help prevent serious diseases such as diabetes from developing.

Dr Anoop Misra, Director of the Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Fortis Hospitals, and lead researcher of the study said that after studying 92 subjects with type 2 diabetes, it was found that the average concentration of Vitamin D was significantly lower in diabetics compared to non-diabetic patients.

"Vitamin D deficiency causes impairment of insulin secretion and an increase in insulin resistance among patients with type II diabetes mellitus," he explained.

The diabetes expert also revealed that Indians "are at a greater risk of having diabetes and vitamin D deficiency due to lack of adequate exposure to the sun in urban areas".

"Furthermore, consumption of predominantly vegetarian food items that are low in vitamin D puts us in the risk zone," he added. "Only a small proportion of India's urban population consumes food fortified with Vitamin D like milk, butter and fish."
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