Lack of vitamin D makes kids fat

Why are American kids so often overweight and even downright fat to the point many are developing type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to be unheard of except among middle-aged folks? Is it all due to junk food diets and lack of exercise? Those factors no doubt contribute to the epidemic of childhood obesity, but now scientists have found another reason why countless youngsters may be too chubby -- a lack of vitamin D.

Research by University of Michigan (U-M) scientists just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that kids who were deficient in vitamin D accumulated fat around the waist and gained weight more rapidly than youngsters who got enough vitamin D. The finding of abdominal fat accumulation is especially important because this central fat can cause a so-called apple shaped body -- a body type linked to increased risks of not only type 2 diabetes but other chronic conditions later in life, including cardiovascular disease. Read more...

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