Association between serum vitamin D metabolites and metabolic function in healthy Asian adults

• Main Authors: Ding, Cherlyn, Chan, Zhiling, Chooi, Yu Chung, Choo, John, Sadananthan, Suresh Anand, Michael, Navin, Velan, Sambasivam Sendhil, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Magkos, Faidon
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Vitamin D Metabolites; Metabolic Dysfunction
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145957
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The association between low vitamin D status and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus is well established; however, intervention trials that increased serum vitamin D (through ultraviolet B exposure or dietary supplementation) provide mixed outcomes. Recent evidence suggests that metabolites...