Vitamin D - Beyond Bones: Its Relationship to Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes

Shannon Wongvibulsin; Sondra Vazirani; Zhaoping Li; David Heber

doi:10.6000/1929-5634.2014.03.03.4

Authors

Shannon Wongvibulsin UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, 900 Veteran Avenue, Warren Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Sondra Vazirani UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, 900 Veteran Avenue, Warren Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Zhaoping Li UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, 900 Veteran Avenue, Warren Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
David Heber UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, 900 Veteran Avenue, Warren Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5634.2014.03.03.4

Keywords:

Vitamin D, obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), diabetes.

Abstract

While vitamin D has long been known as an essential nutrient for the prevention of bone disorders, vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked to a number of chronic disease states. This review analyzes the epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic data concerning the relationship between vitamin D status and obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and diabetes. The increased understanding of the role of vitamin D has promoted researchers to study vitamin D as a potential target for the prevention and treatment of multiple chronic diseases.

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