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Vitamin D for type 2 diabetes prevention: cost-effective, but not yet cost-saving

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Briody and colleagues provide the first cost-effectiveness analysis of vitamin D for preventing type 2 diabetes in US adults with prediabetes, addressing a gap identified by the 2024 Endocrine Society guideline.1 The microsimulation is careful and transparent, and the conclusion that supplementation is economically attractive is plausible. The headline that vitamin D is “cost-saving,” however, rests on features of the model's own uncertainty that deserve a closer look.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101628

Authors: Jiafeng Zhang, Xinhui Zhan, Tuo Li

Institutions: Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Vitamin D Research Studies

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,930