African Americans have higher incidence of, and mortality from, many health-related
problems than European Americans. They also have a 15 to 20-fold higher prevalence of …

BACKGROUND While observational studies have shown an association between vitamin D
insufficiency and diabetes, it is unclear whether intervention with vitamin D supplements can …

OBJECTIVE Circulating vitamin D concentrations have been associated with the risk of type
2 diabetes (T2D), but the results are inconsistent. Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin …

Context Over the last decade, vitamin D has emerged as a risk determinant for type 2
diabetes and vitamin D supplementation has been hypothesized as a potential intervention …

Unhealthy behaviours, including diet and physical activity, coupled with genetic
predisposition, drive type 2 diabetes (T2D) occurrence and severity; the present review aims …

Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem. However, the prevalence of vitamin D
deficiency in Asian populations is unclear. The aims of our study were to investigate the …

Observational studies have shown a negative correlation between Vitamin D level and the
likelihood of developing insulin resistance (IR) and/or diabetes over time, yet evidence …

Context Low vitamin D status is common and is associated with various common medical
conditions. Objective To support the development of the Endocrine Society's Clinical …

Alarming statistics show that the number of people affected by excessive weight has
surpassed 2 billion, representing approximately 30% of the world's population. The aim of …

Many diseases have large seasonal variations in which winter overall mortality rates are
about 25% higher than in summer in mid-latitude countries, with cardiovascular diseases …