African Americans have a 15-20 fold higher prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency, which may account for a majority of their increased health and mortality risks Regardless of skin color, vitamin D deficiency increases...
Why maintaining vitamin D blood levels of 40-60 ng/ml reduces your risk of diabetes The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been increasing over the past decade and more than 34 million Americans are...
Association seen between higher vitamin D levels and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diabetes afflicts 34.2 million people in the United States, about 10%...
D2d trial analysis finds strong relationship between those with higher vitamin D levels and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes after insignificant findings by supplement group Several studies have shown a decrease in...
Vitamin D Effect on Insulin Resistance Localized to Range of 16-36 ng/ml (40-90 nmol/L) Insulin resistance is when cells in your body don’t respond well, or are resistant to insulin which leads to increased...
Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality – how are death and loss of health due to a disease within a population measured? Studying health outcomes and risk factors at a population level is an important part...
GrassrootsHealth Vitamin D & Omega-3 Study on Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes November is American Diabetes Month! In today’s post you’ll find information about GrassrootsHealth’s Type 1 Diabetes Prevention project. What is Type 1...
In the United States, diabetes affects more than 30 million people, with Type 2 diabetes accounting for 90-95% of cases. Additionally, more than a third of US adults (84 million) have prediabetes. Many people...
The effectiveness of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention or delay of onset of Type 1 Diabetes has been the main focus of our Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Project, which began...
Inflammation is a known contributing factor to many diseases and is often measured by C-reactive protein (CRP), one of the best markers of inflammation, especially for inflammation caused by bacterial infection or tissue damage....
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