Open AccessHigh Vitamin D Status before Conception, but Not during Pregnancy, Is Inversely Associated with Maternal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Guinea Pigs
Author(s) -
Negar Tabatabaei,
Celia Rodd,
Richard Kremer,
Hope A. Weiler
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.197814
Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , obstetrics , medicine , gestation , vitamin , vitamin d and neurology , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Whether there is a dose-dependent effect of maternal dietary cholecalciferol during pregnancy on maternal glucose tolerance is unknown. In addition, circulating osteocalcin is increased by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] and may improve glucose homeostasis.
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