Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes, prevents its cardiovascular complications

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 11:07 in Health & Medicine

The potential of retinoic acid (RA), a derivative of Vitamin A, has been demonstrated in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes and preventing their cardiovascular complications. This research comes at a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide.

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