Vitamin D supplements linked with lower diabetes risk: Study

Boston: Higher vitamin D intake may be associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes, a review of clinical trials has found.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin available in or added to some foods, as



a supplement, or produced by the body when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin.

Vitamin D has many functions in the body, including a role in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism.