Inadequate vitamin D status: Does it contribute to the disorders comprising syndrome 'X'?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-327

  Boucher, B J ^a,b  

^a Academic Medical Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BONE DENSITY; CLIMATE; COLD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RELEASE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SYNDROME X; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031958484     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980055     Document Type: Article

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