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Better vitamin D status may prolong seniors’ life
8 August 2012
Older adults with low of vitamin D – especially those who are frail – may have a greatly increased risk of death, a new US study suggests.
13 March 2015
A new study from Spain reports that people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh.
The observational study compared blood vitamin D concentrations of 148 participants at a wide range of weights (from lean to morbidly obese subjects), with diabetes, prediabetes or no glycemic disorders (1). The study results showed that obese participants who did not have glucose metabolism disorders had higher levels of vitamin D than diabetic subjects. Likewise, lean subjects with diabetes or another glucose metabolism disorder were more likely to have low levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D levels were directly correlated with glucose levels, but not with body-mass index (BMI).
The researchers concluded that vitamin D supply is associated more closely with glucose metabolism than obesity. Vitamin D deficiency and obesity may interact synergistically to heighten the risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The average person may be able to reduce their diabetes risk by maintaining an adequate vitamin D supply.
8 August 2012
Older adults with low of vitamin D – especially those who are frail – may have a greatly increased risk of death, a new US study suggests.
23 July 2012
According to a new systematic review, milk and cereal products fortified with iron and a combination of other micronutrients, such as vitamin A and zinc, are more likely to help reduce iron-deficiency anemia in children than foods fortified with iron alone.
1 January 2014
A new study from Germany reports that increased blood levels of B vitamins, carotenoids, vitamin E and zinc after supplementation are associated with an improved self-perception of general health status in elderly with mild cognitive impairment.