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January 4, 2011

Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of type 2 diabetes for patients with HIV

Aidsmap: "Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase risk of type 2 diabetes for patients with HIV, Italian investigators report in the online edition of AIDS.

"The study also showed that almost two-thirds of HIV-positive patients had inadequate levels of vitamin D.

"'Studies should examine whether vitamin D supplementation can prevent or treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in HIV and possibly reduce complications associated with HIV infection and its treatment,' recommend the researchers."

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