Targeting vitamin D receptors could prevent type 2 diabetes
Researchers suggest that targeting vitamin D receptors in insulin-producing beta cells could be an effective way to prevent type 2 diabetes.
October 11, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: beta-cells, diabetes, diet, effective-way, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, prevent-type, targeting-vitamin
Could lack of vitamin A be a cause of diabetes?
Researchers have found that insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas contain vitamin A receptors, and that blocking them reduces insulin secretion.
June 14, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: beta-cells, contain-vitamin, diabetes, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, pancreas, reduces-insulin, the-pancreas
Could vitamin A deficiency be a cause of type 2 diabetes?
Vitamin A deficiency led to loss of insulin-producing beta cells in a new study of adult mice, causing researchers to believe it may be a driver of type 2 diabetes.
January 19, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adult-mice, believe-it-may, beta-cells, causing-researchers, deficiency-led, diabetes, diet, new-study, oncalldiets
