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Low circulating vitamin D in obesity.

Y Liel1, E Ulmer, J Shary

  • 1Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, 29403.

Calcified Tissue International
|October 1, 1988
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Serum vitamin D levels are significantly lower in obese individuals compared to non-obese individuals. This deficiency in vitamin D may contribute to lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in obesity.

Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Obesity is associated with decreased serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
  • The precise relationship between obesity and vitamin D status requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if serum vitamin D concentrations are lower in obese individuals.
  • To investigate the contribution of obesity to reduced serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of serum vitamin D levels.
  • Inclusion of obese and non-obese subject groups.

Main Results:

  • Serum vitamin D levels were significantly lower in obese individuals compared to non-obese individuals.

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  • Obesity is a significant factor associated with lower serum vitamin D.

    • Conclusions:

    • Obesity is linked to reduced serum vitamin D.
    • Lower vitamin D levels in obesity may impact overall 25-hydroxyvitamin D status.