Vitamin D Supplementation for Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: To D or Not to D?
Author(s) -
Anastassios G. Pittas,
Rolf Jorde,
Tetsuya Kawahara,
Bess DawsonHughes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/clinem/dgaa594
Subject(s) - prediabetes , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , diabetes mellitus , vitamin , type 2 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
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 to lower diabetes risk. Recently, several trials have reported on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on diabetes prevention in people with prediabetes.
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