The clinical trial was conducted among 90 people who were diabetic, 2 times daily for three months, a yogurt drink or not enriched with vitamin D.
One group had to take a yogurt drink that naturally contains a regular calcium 150 mg and no trace of vitamin D. A second group received a yogurt drink the same, but enriched with 500 IU of vitamin D (cholecalciferol). Yogurt delivered to the 3rd group was also enriched with 500 IU of vitamin D and contained 250 mg of calcium.
Results indicated participants who were treated to one of two vitamin D-fortified formula have benefited from a reduction in blood sugar levels, while there was an increase in those taking regular yogurt drink. The blood sugar had increased by 16 mg / dl in the latter, while they decreased by 12 mg / dl in subjects who took one of the 2 formulations fortified with vitamin D.
The authors report that participants who had taken the yogurt enriched and more lost, on average, 1 kg to 2.5 kg during the study, while the weight of the other subjects remained stable. They noted, among those who took vitamin D, a significant decrease of body mass index and body fat.
Vitamin D, a panacea?
According to Pierre Haddad, a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, he should welcome these results, but it is still important to "temper his enthusiasm." "These data are very interesting, he says, because they come from a clinical trial and not a single epidemiological study. But we must bear in mind that vitamin D deficiency is relatively common in the Iranian population. The need for vitamin D can vary significantly depending on various factors, including by race or genetic characteristics. "Iranian scientists say, for their part, ignore the extent to which probiotic yogurt were instrumental for the effects observed during their clinical trial. The Iranian study data do not indicate that a supplement of vitamin D, taken without yogurt , would have similar effects.
It may be that vitamin D may help prevent or treat diabetes type 2, but need further research before making clinical recommendations reliable for this purpose.
A recent study conducted in 5140 U.S. has also concluded that low vitamin D levels in the blood is not associated with a higher risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women.
