Low Vitamin D in Kids May Increase Diabetes Risk Fish and fish
oil, eggs, and fortified dairy and soy products are among the
best sources of dietary vitamin D. You might also want to
consider a supplement. Low vitamin D levels have been linked to
an array of health problems including back pain, depression,
cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, some cancers, and
diabetes. A new study, finding that obese children have lower
vitamin D levels than non-obese children, also found that low
vitamin D status was associated with other risk factors for
diabetes in obese children. Correlating obesity with low vitamin
D levels The study, published in the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism, included 411 obese children and 87
normal weight children. The children's blood levels of vitamin D
were tested to determine status and blood was also tested to
assess their ability to control blood sugar levels. They and
their parents also answered questions about their dietary
habits. Several important association