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The Weight of Vitamin D on Obesity Outcomes: What Do We Know?
Journal of Adolescent HealthVol. 57Issue 1p1–2Published in issue: July, 2015- Shara R. Bialo
- Catherine M. Gordon
Cited in Scopus: 4Vitamin D remains an intensely debated and investigated topic; the roots of which are firmly planted in skeletal health and mineral metabolism. The role—or the question of the role—of vitamin D, however, is branching out widely to encompass many nonskeletal disorders. Observational studies provide support for an association between an individual's vitamin D status and immune function, cancer, pain, asthma, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, leading many to suggest oral vitamin D supplementation for preventive and/or therapeutic benefit for these disorders [1–3].
