Open AccessVitamin D Status and the Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s) -
Martini Ligia A.,
Wood Richard J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00180.x
Subject(s) - vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , metabolic syndrome , calcitriol receptor , endocrinology , medicine , biology , physiology , diabetes mellitus
The identification of vitamin D receptor expression in different tissues suggests a widespread role for vitamin D action beyond its classical function in bone and mineral metabolism. Recently, the importance of vitamin D status as a risk factor in the development of metabolic syndrome has been the focus of several studies