A study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has shown that obese children who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. The low vitamin D levels seemed to also correlate with insulin resistance, … Read more
Endocrinology Study: Low Vitamin D Puts Kids at Risk for Diabetes
Posted by in Endocrinology - (Comments Off)Spine Surgery Patients Found to Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Posted by in Spine Surgery - (Comments Off)A new study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri has found that patients who require spine surgery are more likely to be deficient in vitamin D than the general population. The study was presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society. The researchers studied 313 patients, … Read more
You may have heard a great deal lately about the importance of vitamin D and cardiovascular health. Numerous articles have talked about how the majority of people have dangerously low levels of vitamin D because they spend too much time indoors. Sunshine helps the body produce the vitamin, so the recommendation has been to spend … Read more