date:Mar 21, 2013
or obese. Of those, 40 to 50 per cent have high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, 10 per cent have pre-diabetes, and about 1 per cent have type 2 diabetes. The study was undertaken to work out if Vitamin D levels could be used to predict whether overweight or obese children are likely to develop the health complications often associated with excess weight.
Dr Sabin said he hopes to expand the research to confirm the conclusion of the findings. Lack of Vitamin D has been associated wi