Unraveling the Connection: Visceral Adipose Tissue and Vitamin D Levels in Obesity.

ABSTRACT: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are widespread on a global scale, with multiple factors playing a role in their development, such as limited exposure to sunlight, inadequate dietary consumption, as well as obesity and abdominal fat accumulation. Abdominal obesity, assessed with waist circumference (WC), is associated with metabolic syndrome and has been linked to low vitamin D levels. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and vitamin D levels, particularly examining the potential threshold for vitamin D storage and sequestration using adipose tissue. The study was conducted between 2020 and 2022 with 58 patients from an internal medicine outpatient department. Patients with certain medical conditions and those taking medications affec

SUBMITTER: Cominacini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10574699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature