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Teenagers with low Vitamin D levels are more likely to be obese. Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute of Health studied 3,500 American teenagers and compared those with the lowest vitamin D levels to those with the highest levels. Teens with the lowest vitamin D levels were:

• 5 times more likely to be obese
• 2.5 times more likely to be hypertensive
• 2.5 times more likely to have elevated blood sugar