Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status
Vitamin D deficiency has become a widespread public health problem owing to its potential adverse health effects. Generally, the nutritional status of vitamin D depends on sunlight exposure and dietary or supplementary intake. However, recent studies have found that exercise can influence circulatin...
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| description | Vitamin D deficiency has become a widespread public health problem owing to its potential adverse health effects. Generally, the nutritional status of vitamin D depends on sunlight exposure and dietary or supplementary intake. However, recent studies have found that exercise can influence circulating 25(OH)D levels; although, the results have been inconclusive. In this review, we focused on the effect of exercise on circulating vitamin D metabolites and their possible mechanisms. We found that endurance exercise can significantly increase serum 25(OH)D levels in vitamin D-deficient people but has no significant effect on vitamin D-sufficient people. This benefit has not been observed with resistance training. Only chronic endurance exercise training can significantly increase serum 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D, and the effect may be sex-dependent. Exercise may influence 25(OH)D levels in the circulation by regulating either the vitamin D metabolites stored in tissues or the utilization by target tissues. The effects of exercise on 25(OH)D levels in the circulation may be dependent on many factors, such as the vitamin D nutritional status, exercise type and intensity, and sex. Therefore, further research on the effects and mechanisms of exercise on vitamin D metabolites is required. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74a697b9925c486d84488608ce1625462023-11-30T22:17:55ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-06-011413265210.3390/nu14132652Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional StatusJinghua Zhang0Zhen-Bo Cao1Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaShanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaVitamin D deficiency has become a widespread public health problem owing to its potential adverse health effects. Generally, the nutritional status of vitamin D depends on sunlight exposure and dietary or supplementary intake. However, recent studies have found that exercise can influence circulating 25(OH)D levels; although, the results have been inconclusive. In this review, we focused on the effect of exercise on circulating vitamin D metabolites and their possible mechanisms. We found that endurance exercise can significantly increase serum 25(OH)D levels in vitamin D-deficient people but has no significant effect on vitamin D-sufficient people. This benefit has not been observed with resistance training. Only chronic endurance exercise training can significantly increase serum 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D, and the effect may be sex-dependent. Exercise may influence 25(OH)D levels in the circulation by regulating either the vitamin D metabolites stored in tissues or the utilization by target tissues. The effects of exercise on 25(OH)D levels in the circulation may be dependent on many factors, such as the vitamin D nutritional status, exercise type and intensity, and sex. Therefore, further research on the effects and mechanisms of exercise on vitamin D metabolites is required.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/13/2652vitamin Dendurance exerciseresistance exerciseadipose tissueskeletal muscle |
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| title | Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status |
| title_full | Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status |
| title_fullStr | Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status |
| title_short | Exercise: A Possibly Effective Way to Improve Vitamin D Nutritional Status |
| title_sort | exercise a possibly effective way to improve vitamin d nutritional status |
| topic | vitamin D endurance exercise resistance exercise adipose tissue skeletal muscle |
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