Study Protocol - Metabolic syndrome, vitamin D and bone status in South Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind vitamin D intervention

• Principais autores: Kruger Marlena C (Autor), Conlon Cathryn (Autor), Matthys Christophe (Autor), Stonehouse Welma (Autor), von Hurst Pamela R (Autor), Coad Jane (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The identification of the vitamin D receptor in the endocrine pancreas suggests a role for vitamin D in insulin secretion. There is also some limited evidence that vitamin D influences insulin resistance, and thus the early stages of...