Ethnic-specific differences in vitamin D status is associated with adiposity.

Low circulating 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are common in obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m(2)) and a negative relationship with body fat distribution has recently been reported. Ethnic-specific differences in body fat distribution have been described with South Asians are reported to have grea...

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Main Authors: Dian C Sulistyoningrum, Timothy J Green, Scott A Lear, Angela M Devlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3430647?pdf=render