Vitamin D and Diabetes Prevention – NIH Study

Can vitamin D lower a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has high hopes that it can.

The NIH is donating millions of dollars to fund research that will investigate whether or not vitamin D supplements can effectively prevent type 2 diabetes, Medical Daily reported. The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes study – also known as D2d – will involve more than 20 health centers across the United States. Each health center has pledged to take up the task of analyzing vitamin D’s potential benefits.

The researchers cited the recent increase in the use of vitamin D supplements as a motivating factor for their study.

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https://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/22/nih-funding-major-study-to-see-if-vitamin-d-prevents-diabetes/