Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?

There is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cel...

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Main Authors: Soares, Mario, Pathak, K., Calton, Emily
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPIAG 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33111
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Calton, Emily
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description There is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cellular and molecular evidence. We opine that while calcium and vitamin D are functional nutrients in the battle against obesity, there is a need for prospective human trials to tilt the balance of evidence in favour of these nutrients.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-331112017-09-13T15:30:00Z Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand? Soares, Mario Pathak, K. Calton, Emily chronic disease calcium obesity vitamin D energy balance There is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cellular and molecular evidence. We opine that while calcium and vitamin D are functional nutrients in the battle against obesity, there is a need for prospective human trials to tilt the balance of evidence in favour of these nutrients. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33111 10.3390/ijms15034938 MDPIAG fulltext
spellingShingle chronic disease
calcium
obesity
vitamin D
energy balance
Soares, Mario
Pathak, K.
Calton, Emily
Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title_full Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title_fullStr Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title_full_unstemmed Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title_short Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where do we Stand?
title_sort calcium and vitamin d in the regulation of energy balance: where do we stand?
topic chronic disease
calcium
obesity
vitamin D
energy balance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33111