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Bess Dawson-Hughes
Coverage of Bess Dawson-Hughes in the Nexus archive.
- Vitamin supplement may delay diabetes in select groups, researchers say
A Tufts University study found that high-dose vitamin D supplements may reduce diabetes risk in individuals with prediabetes who have specific genetic variants (AC or CC) of the vitamin D receptor gene, but not in those with the AA variant. The research highlights precision nutrition, though limitations include its secondary analysis nature and need for replication.