Study Protocol – Metabolic syndrome, vitamin D and bone status in South Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind vitamin D intervention
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The identification of the vitamin D receptor in the endocrine pancreas suggests a role for vitamin D in insulin secretion. There is also some limited evidence that vitamin D influences insulin resistance, and thus the early stages of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/267 |