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…
Data on adults and teens who underwent gastric bypass surgery found that although both groups shed almost 70% of their excess weight, teens had more improvements in levels of good cholesterol, homocysteine and fasting glucose.
An April18, 2011 article by Nancy A. Melville, reported that study findings show a clear link between type 2 diabetes and hypothyroid conditions (low thyroid.) "Just as a diagnostic thyroid profile is typically taken on patients with type 1 diabetes, those with type 2 should ...