2023-06-25 02:00:00
Written by Nahir Abdel Nabi Sunday, June 25, 2023 05:00 AM
Scientists said that maintaining a “healthy” level of vitamin D is important for metabolism and building bones, and it could be one way to prevent the development of diabetes, a scientific review revealed, and it was published in the International Journal of Public Health Research. diabetes It is called a “silent killer” because many of those who contract it do not realize it, as it often does not show early symptoms. There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2: while type 1 is a lifelong condition where the immune system attacks The body destroys the cells that produce insulin, and the second type occurs when the body is unable to produce enough of the hormone insulin, or the cells of the body do not interact with insulin properly.
Type 2 diabetes is more common, accounting for about 90% of cases. This is usually caused by lifestyle factors such as being overweight or not exercising enough, although it can run in families. However, new research has found. A deficiency in a particular vitamin can also increase your risk of developing this condition.
Those who suffer from vitamin D deficiency are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D is also known as the sunshine vitamin. It is already known that vitamin D has multiple health benefits, such as reducing inflammation in the body.
However, increasing evidence indicates that it supports healthy blood sugar and metabolism, such as its role in regulating immunity, and Lee Frame, associate professor of clinical research at the George Washington College of Medicine and Health Sciences in the United States, said the results indicate that most people do not get Have enough vitamin D.
Frame and her colleagues found that although results were mixed, there was evidence to suggest that vitamin D deficiency in people with prediabetes was associated with a higher risk of the condition developing into diabetes.
Frame stressed the need for more research to see if vitamin D supplements alone could be used to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and indicated that exposure to sunlight is likely to have benefits beyond vitamin D, which may indicate Noting that the dietary supplement is not sufficient, and the study concluded, “Research confirms a relationship between vitamin D sufficiency, autoimmune function, and disease prevention. However, these relationships are not fully understood.”
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