Study links lower vitamin D levels with type 1 diabetes

June 6, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI

University of California San Diego researchers have found an association between lower sun exposure and higher type 1 diabetes rates in children, which they attribute to vitamin D levels.

The researchers plotted incidence rates by latitude, using worldwide data available through GLOBOCAN (a database of cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence for 175 countries) and found higher rates of type 1 diabetes at the highest north and south latitudes. They previously found a similar association for breast cancer, kidney, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.

UCSD News Release

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