Vitamin D Deficiency in Obese Children and Its Relationship to Glucose Homeostasis

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Authors

Micah L. Olson · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jon D. Oden · Dallas Nephrology Associates

Perrin C. White · Pediatrics and Genetics

Michele R. Hutchison · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is common in children in this southern United States location and is significantly more prevalent in obese children. Lower 25(OH)D level is associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes in obese children.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 97, Issue 1, pp. 279-285

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1507

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