Low Vitamin D Levels Do Not Predict Hyperglycemia in Elderly Endurance Athletes (but in Controls).

BACKGROUND AND AIM:Recent studies revealed a link between hypovitaminosis D3 and the risk for hyperglycemia. Further mechanistic and interventional investigations suggested a common reason for both conditions rather than a causal relationship. Exposure to sunlight is the most relevant source of vita...

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Main Authors: Helmuth Haslacher, Sonja Nistler, Delgerdalai Batmyagmar, Elisabeth Ponocny-Seliger, Thomas Perkmann, Thomas M Scherzer, Michael Kundi, Georg Endler, Franz Ratzinger, Alexander Pilger, Oswald F Wagner, Robert Winker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4909205?pdf=render