Vitamin D may lower diabetes risk in obese children and adolescents, MU study finds

... Peterson, University of Missouri, is an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology. Peterson found vitamin D supplements helped control blood-sugar levels in obese children and teens. COLUMBIA, Mo. - Childhood and adolescent obesity ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uom-vdm032613.php