Association between serum vitamin D and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adults and role of supplementation therapy with vitamin D.

CONCLUSIONS: MetS, WC and FBG appeared to be associated vit. D status and it is well-known that central obesity, with the inflammatory alterations thereto correlated that determine insulin resistance, can be considered the "primum movens" for the development of MetS.
PMID: 28361806 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Ann Ist Super Sanita - January 1, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Verrusio W, Andreozzi P, Renzi A, Musumeci M, Gueli N, Cacciafesta M Tags: Ann Ist Super Sanita Source Type: research