ea0049ep680 | Obesity | ECE2017
Karefylakis Christos
, Ariander Annaclara
, Sarnblad Stefan
, Rask Peter
, Rask Eva
Introduction: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is higher in obese individuals but it is unclear whether vitamin D deficiency impacts body composition or if body composition impacts the vitamin D status. The research regarding vitamin D supplementation and weight loss in obese individuals is ambiguous. One hypothesis for the presumed fat reductive effect of vitamin D is that vitamin D inhibits adipocyte differentiation.Aim: To investigate if treatme...