Vitamin D deficiency in rats causes cardiac dysfunction by inducing myocardial insulin resistance

Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency in rats mimics high fat high fructose ‐induced metabolic syndrome and cardiac dysfunction. This study demonstrates that vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for heart failure, at least in part, through induction of myocardial insulin resistance.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Source: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research - May 15, 2019 Category: Food Science Authors: Hina Lateef Nizami, Parmeshwar Katare, Pankaj Prabhakar, Yashwant Kumar, Sudheer Kumar Arava, Praloy Chakraborty, Subir Kumar Maulik, Sanjay Kumar Banerjee Tags: Research Article Source Type: research