27th July - Diabetes Sunshine Link
A lack of sunshine is putting millions of people at risk of diabetes because they don't have enough vitamin D, researchers have said.
The research, carried out in Australia, could play a major role in combating the condition which has been increasing in recent years.
Researchers at Melbourne Pathology tested the blood of 5,200 people and established that for every extra 25 nanomoles of vitamin D in the blood the chance of getting diabetes was reduced by 24 per cent.
Read more on The Daily Mail website.
