European vitamin D deficiency has limited effects on the likelihood of type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an inflammatory disorder in which the body’s capacity to metabolize glucose is compromised. Worldwide, the incidence of this disease under the age of 14 is projected to increase by 3% per year. There are no drugs proven to be able to help prevent type 1 diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Foundation, over 1.6 million Americans have diabetes.

There does not seem to be a significant impact of vitamin D on type 1 diabetes, although smaller effects can occur. Even though it cannot be ruled out that decreased amounts of lifelong calcitriol, an active source of vitamin D, could be correlated with the condition, the study’s results left open the possibility. The researchers state, “they” before more data from major randomized control trials suggest that vitamin D supplementation cannot be used as a preventative measure.

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Low Vitamin D Levels In Europeans Does Not Raise Risk Of …. https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2021/02/28/low-vitamin-d-levels-in-europeans-does-not-raise-risk-of-type-1-diabetes-study-shows/

Vitamin D levels and risk of type 1 diabetes: A Mendelian …. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003536