Vitamin D deficiencies may lead to type 2 diabetes

Race affects obesity in vitamin D deficient kids

A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that vitamin D-deficient white children had higher abdominal fat levels while vitamin D-deficient black children had higher subcutaneous fat levels compared with their nondeficient counterparts. Low vitamin D also was linked to higher adiposity measures and lower HDL cholesterol levels in white and black children.”

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National Guard Fitness Program for Families

New fitness initiative to help reservists and National Guard members

Members of the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will offer free memberships to immediate family members (ages 13 and older, where applicable) of deployed reservists and National Guard members. Clubs may also provide additional benefits such as childcare, children’s programming, group classes, discounts for veterans, and discounts for active duty families…

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I object. Diabetes is not the “fat people” disease.

Amy Tenderich, a well respected blogger about diabetes wrote an article worth reading, “10 Reasons Why the Actos Pre-Diabetes study is Dumb.”. I want to point out that the Actos study is not an isolated “dumb” study. Her article also prompted me to want to point out something that really needs to be said: Pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes are NOT a “fat people” disease…

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