title: Metabolic and immunological consequences of vitamin D deficiency in obese children.
abstract: Numerous studies highlighted the link between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular, autoimmune, metabolic diseases, and obesity. However, a clear role of vitamin D in these disorders is still unknown. Vitamin D deficiency in children can be a potential risk factor for developing diseases at a later age. Early prevention and vitamin D supplementation should become a public health priority. This review highlights the clinical implications of vitamin D deficiency in adults and children with obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Endocrinology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24 Marszalkowska St., 00-576, Warsaw, Poland, beata.pyrzak@wum.edu.pl.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pyrżak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witkowska-Sędek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krajewska
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Demkow
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kucharska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism