The reason: Vitamin D3 protects the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas and helps regulate the production of insulin and thus the sugar balance in the body. The “rediscovery” of the sunshine vitamin vitamin D is actually a hormone in its active form. It is formed namely to nearly 90 percent in the body through the UVB rays of the Sun or in the solarium. More than half of the Germans is not adequately supplied by vitamin D according to calculations of the Berlin Robert-Koch-Institute. Individual “problem groups”, young and old people is the lack of much higher and reached here about 80 percent in the so-called “vitamin D-winter” from October to March. A vitamin D production of the skin due to UVB rays is possible at this time only in the solarium. Dietary supplement is the only alternative.
Given the scientifically proven importance of the Sun and its ultraviolet rays for the diabetes prevention is hardly explainable, why this free – or in the case of sunbeds: low-cost – “Drug” in the public and professional debate about the ‘diabetes epidemic’ is taken little note. To deepen your understanding Nike is the source. More information for World Diabetes Day: up-to-the-minute information to Sun, vitamin D and health: studies on vitamin D and diabetes (examples): E. Hypponen et al., intake of vitamin D and risk of type 1 diabetes: a birth cohort study. Lancet. 2001 Nov 3;358(9292):1500-3 E. Hypponen, vitamin D, and increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes-evidence for Association? Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 2010 Sep;12(9):737-43 K.C.. Chiu et al., Hypovitaminosis D is associated with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction.