Scientists have recently performed testing on mice that resulted in Vitamin D improving the gut flora and metabolic syndrome. Extra amounts of vitamin D was found to restore good bacteria in the gut, giving insight to the fight against the risk factors for diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Key Takeaways:
- It is well known that a diet high in fat can trigger a metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that pose as risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
- Metabolic syndrome affects nearly a quarter of the world’s adult population, and it is defined by a group of risk factors that put you on the road to diabetes and heart disease.
- More specifically, they have shown that a high fat diet affects the balance between good and bad bacteria in the gut.
“”Based on this study, we believe that keeping vitamin D levels high, either through sun exposure, diet or supplementation, is beneficial for prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome,””
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221125439.htm