Vitamin D and obesity: current evidence and controversies

I Karampela, A Sakelliou, N Vallianou… - Current obesity …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Evidence from observational studies suggests that obesity is
associated with low vitamin D. As both obesity and hypovitaminosis D present an alarmingly …

The role of macronutrients, micronutrients and flavonoid polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis

M Martiniakova, M Babikova, V Mondockova, J Blahova… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteoporosis is considered an age-related disorder of the skeletal system, characterized
primarily by decreased bone mineral density (BMD), microstructural quality and an elevated …

Diet approach before and after bariatric surgery

S Bettini, A Belligoli, R Fabris, L Busetto - Reviews in Endocrine and …, 2020 - Springer
Bariatric surgery (BS) is today the most effective therapy for inducing long-term weight loss
and for reducing comorbidity burden and mortality in patients with severe obesity. On the …

Calcifediol: a review of its pharmacological characteristics and clinical use in correcting vitamin D deficiency

E Jodar, C Campusano, RT De Jongh… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background In addition to the role of vitamin D in bone mineralization, calcium and
phosphate homeostasis, and skeletal health, evidence suggests an association between …

Vitamin D in osteosarcopenic obesity

L Di Filippo, R De Lorenzo, A Giustina… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcopenic obesity is a unique clinical condition where low bone and muscle mass
coexist in individuals with obesity. Alterations in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and bone …

Vitamin D and malabsorptive gastrointestinal conditions: A bidirectional relationship?

A Giustina, L di Filippo, A Allora, DD Bikle… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2023 - Springer
This paper is one of the outcomes of the 5th International Conference" Controversies in
Vitamin D" held in Stresa, Italy from 15 to 18 September 2021 as part of a series of annual …

Vitamin D levels are associated with blood glucose and BMI in COVID-19 patients, predicting disease severity

L di Filippo, A Allora, M Doga… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context A high prevalence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency in COVID-19 patients has been
reported and hypothesized to increase COVID-19 severity likely because of its negative …

Recommendations on the measurement and the clinical use of vitamin D metabolites and vitamin D binding protein–A position paper from the IFCC Committee on …

K Makris, HP Bhattoa, E Cavalier, K Phinney… - Clinica Chimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vitamin D, an important hormone with a central role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis,
is required for bone and muscle development as well as preservation of musculoskeletal …

Metabolic and functional interplay between gut microbiota and fat-soluble vitamins

V Stacchiotti, S Rezzi, M Eggersdorfer… - Critical reviews in food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem seen as an extension of human genome. It
represents a major metabolic interface of interaction with food components and xenobiotics …

An overview of systematic reviews of the role of vitamin D on inflammation in patients with diabetes and the potentiality of its application on diabetic patients with …

C Argano, R Mallaci Bocchio, M Lo Monaco… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Almost two years have passed since the outbreak reported for the first time in Wuhan of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …