title: Vitamin D status and the metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The identification of vitamin D receptor expression in different tissues suggests a widespread role for vitamin D action beyond its classical function in bone and mineral metabolism. Recently, the importance of vitamin D status as a risk factor in the development of metabolic syndrome has been the focus of several studies.
authors.affiliation: USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Ligia A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D014807:Vitamin D