Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials

Background: Obesity often coexists with poor vitamin D status. There is emerging evidence that improving vitamin D status could lower prevalence of many chronic diseases. We questioned whether vitamin D influenced body fat mass. Methods: A literature search from 1995 to date was conducted using prom...

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Main Authors: Soares, Mario, Pathak, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15285
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description Background: Obesity often coexists with poor vitamin D status. There is emerging evidence that improving vitamin D status could lower prevalence of many chronic diseases. We questioned whether vitamin D influenced body fat mass. Methods: A literature search from 1995 to date was conducted using prominent databases. Selection criteria included human, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were designed to test the supplementation of vitamin D on body weight and composition. Results: Eleven RCTs (4 primary and 7 secondary) that supplemented vitamin D met our criteria. Nine studies were of good quality with a Jadad et al. score ≥3. Three favoured an effect of vitamin D on body fatness, while six showed no difference between treatments. Better vitamin status before or during an RCT predicted greater weight and/or fat loss in a few trials. Conclusion: Current evidence from RCTs of good quality did not unequivocally support the contention that vitamin D accelerated weight or fat loss in obesity. Direct mechanistic pathways for obesity prevention remain untested in humans, though an indirect effect through an improvement in calcium metabolism, was plausible. Outcomes from trials recently completed or in progress will strength the evidence base in this important area.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-152852017-09-13T13:40:19Z Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials Soares, Mario Pathak, K. calcium body fat weight loss insulin sensitivity obesity vitamin D fat oxidation Background: Obesity often coexists with poor vitamin D status. There is emerging evidence that improving vitamin D status could lower prevalence of many chronic diseases. We questioned whether vitamin D influenced body fat mass. Methods: A literature search from 1995 to date was conducted using prominent databases. Selection criteria included human, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were designed to test the supplementation of vitamin D on body weight and composition. Results: Eleven RCTs (4 primary and 7 secondary) that supplemented vitamin D met our criteria. Nine studies were of good quality with a Jadad et al. score ≥3. Three favoured an effect of vitamin D on body fatness, while six showed no difference between treatments. Better vitamin status before or during an RCT predicted greater weight and/or fat loss in a few trials. Conclusion: Current evidence from RCTs of good quality did not unequivocally support the contention that vitamin D accelerated weight or fat loss in obesity. Direct mechanistic pathways for obesity prevention remain untested in humans, though an indirect effect through an improvement in calcium metabolism, was plausible. Outcomes from trials recently completed or in progress will strength the evidence base in this important area. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15285 10.2174/15734013113096660011 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd restricted
spellingShingle calcium
body fat
weight loss
insulin sensitivity
obesity
vitamin D
fat oxidation
Soares, Mario
Pathak, K.
Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_full Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_fullStr Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_short Vitamin D Supplementation for Obesity: Potential Mechanisms of Action and an Update of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_sort vitamin d supplementation for obesity: potential mechanisms of action and an update of randomized controlled trials
topic calcium
body fat
weight loss
insulin sensitivity
obesity
vitamin D
fat oxidation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15285