Effect of Adiposity on Vitamin D level

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  • Sura Khairialdeen Mohialdeen Author

Keywords:

Vitamin D, Obesity, adipose tissue

Abstract

Background: Adiposity is a serious health problem worldwide and is described  as having  excessive amount of body fat. It is generally known that vitamin D deficiency is very common in obese people and is most likely brought on by volumetric dilution into the higher amounts of fat, serum, liver, and muscle. However, other mechanisms might also be working at the same time, so they cannot be completely ruled out. Low vitamin D could not yet be ruled out as a cause of obesity because of its impact on adipose tissue's vitamin D receptors. Even though research has yielded conflicting findings and taking vitamin D is still not proven to be advantageous.
Aim: This review aims to find the frequently documented link between low  vitamin  D  levels  and  obesity,  taking  into  account potential underlying mechanisms.
Methods: match the word "vitamin D" with several other terms, such as "obesity," "weight loss," and "fatty tissue inflammation."
Results and conclusion: Obesity and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are often shown to be inversely correlated in observational research’s. Vitamin D supplementation in obese individuals suggests that it may have a protective effect on the development of obesity. Weight loss may improve vitamin D state. There was a negative correlation between vitamin D levels and some of adipokines.

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Published

2025-07-18

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