Vitamin D insufficiency and insulin resistance in obese adolescents
Obese adolescents represent a particularly vulnerable group for vitamin D deficiency which appears to have negative consequences on insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis. Poor vitamin D status is also associated with future risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the obese. The biolog...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-12-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018814547205 |