Insulin and Vitamin K
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081126122211.htm
In a recent study of 355 non-diabetic men and women from ages 60 to 80, it was found that vitamin K played a role in the development of insulin resistance. By the end of the 3-year trial, men that had received the vitamin K supplements had less progression in their insulin resistance, but the women saw a progression in insulin resistance.
In this experiment, the men and women took five times the adequate intake of vitamin K each day and kept a healthy lifestyle. A control group received no vitamin K supplementation. In order to measure the insulin resistance of a person, they used the homeostasis model and measured the insulin levels.
Insulin is a hormone that helps in moving sugar inside the cells to be used for energy. Insulin resistance is a step before diabetes and means that the body doesn't use insulin properly; therefore, glucose builds up in the blood.
One reason as to why this difference occurred in men and women in this particular study may be the choice of test subjects. It appears that there might have been more overweight women in the group, and the excess adipose tissue interferes with insulin function in the body.
There have not been many studies that concern vitamin K and insulin resistance, so further research seems to be the next step in determining what else could be done to treat diabetes.
In a recent study of 355 non-diabetic men and women from ages 60 to 80, it was found that vitamin K played a role in the development of insulin resistance. By the end of the 3-year trial, men that had received the vitamin K supplements had less progression in their insulin resistance, but the women saw a progression in insulin resistance.
In this experiment, the men and women took five times the adequate intake of vitamin K each day and kept a healthy lifestyle. A control group received no vitamin K supplementation. In order to measure the insulin resistance of a person, they used the homeostasis model and measured the insulin levels.
Insulin is a hormone that helps in moving sugar inside the cells to be used for energy. Insulin resistance is a step before diabetes and means that the body doesn't use insulin properly; therefore, glucose builds up in the blood.
One reason as to why this difference occurred in men and women in this particular study may be the choice of test subjects. It appears that there might have been more overweight women in the group, and the excess adipose tissue interferes with insulin function in the body.
There have not been many studies that concern vitamin K and insulin resistance, so further research seems to be the next step in determining what else could be done to treat diabetes.
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