Importance In the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL), the effects of randomized vitamin D
supplementation (cholecalciferol), 2000 IU/d, reduced the risk of several health outcomes …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and optimal
vitamin D status in US adults. METHODS: Data on 12,927 adults 18 years and older …

Several epidemiological studies examined the association of serum vitamin D with
metabolic syndrome (MetS), but the findings were inconsistent. We conducted a systematic …

Objective: Our objective was to determine the relationship between blood vitamin D status
and metabolic syndrome in the general adult population, using a dose-response meta …

Background Low plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) is associated with obesity. Vitamin
D (VD) may be implicated in obesity and its complications such as insulin resistance …

Unlike vitamin D recommendations by the Institute of Medicine, the Clinical Practice
Guidelines by the Endocrine Society acknowledge body weight differentials and recommend …

Background: Previous reports have shown that metabolic syndrome and some metabolic
syndrome components are associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] …

Context: Recent evidence indicates that a higher plasma level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25
(OH) D] is associated with lower adiposity and a reduced number of metabolic disturbances …

Background: Obesity is associated with lower concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D;
however, uncertainty exists as to the direction of causation. To date, meta-analyses of …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with obesity; whether repletion supports
weight loss and changes obesity-related biomarkers is unknown. Objective: We compared …