Vitamin D is a steroid hormone classically involved in the calcium metabolism and bone
homeostasis. Recently, new and interesting aspects of vitamin D metabolism has been …

Obesity, a pandemic of the modern world, is intimately associated with dyslipidemia, which
is mainly driven by the effects of insulin resistance and pro-inflammatory adipokines …

In recent years, new functional roles of vitamin D beyond its traditional role in calcium
homoeostasis and bone metabolism have emerged linking the fat-soluble vitamin to various …

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and a steroid hormone that plays a central role in
maintaining calcium-phosphorus and bone homeostasis in close interaction with parathyroid …

Low vitamin D status and obesity have concomitantly reached epidemic levels worldwide.
Up to now the direction of the association between low vitamin D status and obesity, the …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that affects large and medium-
sized arteries and is considered to be a major underlying cause of cardiovascular disease …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease
worldwide. Its pathogenesis is complex and not yet fully understood. Over the years many …

Millions of Mexico, US and across the world children are overweight and obese. Exposure to
fossil-fuel combustion sources increases the risk for obesity and diabetes, while long-term …

Introduction The extraskeletal role of vitamin D is being increasingly recognised. This has
important clinical implications, as vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic proportions …

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing medical condition that results from an imbalance of energy
expenditure and consumption. It is a leading cause of preventable illness, disability and …