| Literature DB >> 26353882 |
Louise Wamberg1, Steen B Pedersen2, Lars Rejnmark3, Bjørn Richelsen4.
Abstract
Obese subjects are often characterized by low plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) levels. Many explanations for this association have been proposed. Low plasma 25OHD is associated with obesity-related comorbidities such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and low-grade inflammation. In this review, we discuss the proposed mechanisms for low 25OHD in obesity and explore the results of recent RCTs on vitamin D (VD) supplementation on obesity and its metabolic complications such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Although the results from these clinical randomized controlled trials vary, the general picture is that VD treatment of obese individuals does not seem to be an effective treatment of obesity-related metabolic complications.Entities:
Keywords: Adipose tissue; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Review; Vitamin D
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26353882 DOI: 10.1007/s13679-015-0176-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Obes Rep ISSN: 2162-4968