Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand?
There is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cel...
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| description | There is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cellular and molecular evidence. We opine that while calcium and vitamin D are functional nutrients in the battle against obesity, there is a need for prospective human trials to tilt the balance of evidence in favour of these nutrients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e616c355273431c968de7d58aea27d92022-12-22T02:44:42ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672014-03-011534938494510.3390/ijms15034938ijms15034938Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand?Mario J. Soares0Kaveri Pathak1Emily K. Calton2Directorate of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, AustraliaDirectorate of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, AustraliaDirectorate of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, AustraliaThere is a pandemic of obesity and associated chronic diseases. Dietary calcium and vitamin D have many extra-skeletal roles in human health. In this review we have summarized the current understanding of their influence on human energy balance by examining the epidemiological, clinical, animal, cellular and molecular evidence. We opine that while calcium and vitamin D are functional nutrients in the battle against obesity, there is a need for prospective human trials to tilt the balance of evidence in favour of these nutrients.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/3/4938calciumvitamin Dobesityenergy balancechronic disease |
| spellingShingle | Mario J. Soares Kaveri Pathak Emily K. Calton Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? International Journal of Molecular Sciences calcium vitamin D obesity energy balance chronic disease |
| title | Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? |
| title_full | Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? |
| title_fullStr | Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? |
| title_short | Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand? |
| title_sort | calcium and vitamin d in the regulation of energy balance where do we stand |
| topic | calcium vitamin D obesity energy balance chronic disease |
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