Effect of one time high dose “stoss therapy” of vitamin D on glucose homeostasis in high risk obese adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective To study the effect of using a one time high dose “stoss therapy” of vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol: VD2) on indices of insulin sensitivity {whole body sensitivity index: WBISI} and secretion {insulinogenic index: IGI} measured during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in obese ad...

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Main Authors: Preneet Cheema Brar, Maria Contreras, Xiaozhou Fan, Nipapat Visavachaipan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2018-04-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972018000200193&lng=en&tlng=en