Vitamin D status is a determinant of skeletal muscle mass in obesity according to body fat percentage

• Main Authors: Prapimporn Chattranukulchai Shantavasinkul, Pariya Phanachet, Orawan Puchaiwattananon, La Or Chailurkit, Tanarat Lepananon, Suwannee Chanprasertyotin, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Daruneewan Warodomwichit
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36419

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is now being recognized as an emerging problem worldwide. Obesity has been found to be associated with lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations due to various mechanisms. There is increasing evidence showing the extraskeletal heal...