Vitamin D, Omega-3 No Help For Diabetics Against CKD, VITAL Data Show
Executive Summary
In latest study casting doubt on the nutrients' effect on chronic illness, researchers find vitamin D and fish oil ineffective in staving off type 2 diabetics' kidney failure. Editorial also published in JAMA says further research is needed to analyze the nutrients’ possible benefits to diabetics with chronic kidney disease.
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