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Vitamin D and Obesity
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Obesity is a significant health problem world-wide, particularly in developed nations. Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic, and has been implicated in a wide variety of disease states. This paper seeks to examine the consistently reported relationship between obesity and low vitamin D concentrations, with reference to the possible underlying mechanisms. The possibility that vitamin D may assist in preventing or treating obesity is also examined, and recommendations for future research are made. There is a clear need for adequately-powered, prospective interventions which include baseline measurement of 25D concentrations and involve adequate doses of supplemental vitamin D. Until such studies have been reported, the role of vitamin D supplementation in obesity prevention remains uncertain.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vanlint, S.
- Venue
- Nutrients
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2013-03-20
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 949-956
- ISSN
- 2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2053650844
- Cited by
- 368
- References
- 41
- FWCI
- 14.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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