Numerous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is very common in modern societies
and is perceived as an important risk factor in the development of insulin resistance and …

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the onset of diabetes. This review summarizes the
role of Vitamin D in maintaining the normal release of insulin by the pancreatic beta cells (β …

Adipose tissue has long been identified as the major site of vitamin D storage. Recent
studies have demonstrated that VDR and vitamin D metabolizing enzymes are expressed in …

Adipose tissue plays an important role in systemic metabolism via the secretion of
adipocytokines and storing and releasing energy. In obesity, adipose tissue becomes …

Significant controversy has emerged over the last decade concerning the effects of vitamin D
on skeletal and nonskeletal tissues. The demonstration that the vitamin D receptor is …

Considering that the vitamin D receptor as well as the 1-α-hydroxylase enzyme that converts
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) to its active form 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D have been …

Abstract Objective: Increasing 1, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D in response to low‐calcium diets
stimulates adipocyte Ca2+ influx and, as a consequence, stimulates lipogenesis …

Handbook of Dairy Foods and Nutrition, Third Edition examines the role of dairy products in
diet and health, covering such areas as cardiovascular health, hypertension, cancer, bone …

Dietary calcium plays a pivotal role in the regulation of energy metabolism because high-
calcium diets attenuate adipocyte lipid accretion and weight gain during the …

We have investigated the molecular mechanism whereby 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1, 25
(OH) 2D3] inhibits adipogenesis in vitro. 1, 25 (OH) 2D3 blocks 3T3-L1 cell differentiation …