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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Main Authors: Mario J. Soares, Kaveri Pathak, Emily K. Calton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/3/4938
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spelling doaj-4e616c355273431c968de7d58aea27d92020-11-25T01:01:31ZengMDPI 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
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author Mario J. Soares
Kaveri Pathak
Emily K. Calton
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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
author_facet Mario J. Soares
Kaveri Pathak
Emily K. Calton
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title 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_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_sort calcium and vitamin d in the regulation of energy balance: where do we stand?
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Molecular Sciences
issn 1422-0067
publishDate 2014-03-01
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.
topic calcium
vitamin D
obesity
energy balance
chronic disease
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