Diet & Nutrition

Effects of vitamins/mineral regimen on diabetic glomerular and tubular dysfunction studied

Published in Blood Weekly, December 1st, 2005

The effects of vitamins and/or mineral supplementation on glomerular and tubular dysfunction in type 2 diabetics were investigated.

According to a study from Iran, "The present study was designed to assess the effect of magnesium plus zinc, vitamins C plus E, and a combination of these micronutrients on nephropathy indexes in type 2 diabetic patients."

M.S. Farvid and colleagues at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences conducted "a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. 69 type 2 diabetic patients were randomly divided into four groups, each group receiving one of the following daily supplement for 3 months: group M...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-12-01)

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