A new study showed that obese, older white and black women require vitamin D levels of about 26 ng/mL for normal glucose metabolism. Women who met or exceeded the target levels also exhibited lower body fat and insulin, blood glucose and triglyceride levels than those who had lower rates, researchers …

Data on U.S. residents showed those of South Asian descent had a diabetes prevalence of 23%, compared with 6% in whites, 18% in blacks, 17% in Latinos and 13% in Chinese-Americans. However, traditional risk factors did not appear to explain the heightened prevalence among South Asians, researchers said. "The study …

Researchers in the UK have detected energy-burning "brown fat" through MRI for the first time according to a new published study. Thomas Barber, MBBS, DPhil, from the department of metabolic and vascular health at Warwick Medical School, said that, "The MRI allows us to distinguish between the brown fat, and …

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