As many as one in ten people in Britain over forty years old may be vitamin D deficient, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Vitamin D is nicknamed the ‘sunshine vitamin’ as it is produced in the skin in response to sunlight. It is also found in some […]
Lifestyles changes are more effective for combating diabetes than focusing on genetic risk
Recent research from the MRC Epidemiology Unit has found that public health strategies aimed at tackling obesity through lifestyle interventions are more appropriate for preventing type 2 diabetes than targeted changes based on an individual’s genetic risk. Lifestyle interventions can reduce the risk of developing diabetes in high-risk individuals by 50%; however, whether there is […]
