No Association between Vitamin D and Weight Gain: A Prospective, Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between vitamin D and weight gain remains controversial due to important limitations in the studies. We investigated the relationship between vitamin D levels and 5 and 10 years of weight and waist circumference change in a population-based prospective cohort study.

Methods

Prospective study including participants aged between 35 and 75 years living in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland. Weight and waist change at 5- and 10-year follow-up were assessed according to baseline vitamin D status (normal, insufficiency and deficiency).

Results

A total of 3638 participants (47.9 % women, mean age 51.6 ± 10.4 years) were included for the 5-year follow-up. No association was found between vitamin D categories and weight change, multivariate-adjusted a

SUBMITTER: Patriota P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370694 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature