Matilda Florentin, Moses S. Elisaf, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis and Evangelos N. Liberopoulos Pages 3417 - 3434 ( 18 )
In addition to bone homeostasis, vitamin D is involved in the physiological functions of several tissues and its insufficiency may contribute to various disorders. Vitamin D status seems to be associated with each of the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), as well as MetS overall. We review these associations as well as the effects of vitamin D supplementation on MetS.
Vitamin D,metabolic syndrome,blood pressure,glucose,insulin,obesity,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,triglycerides
, , , Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45 110, Greece.