title: Vitamin D status and glucose metabolism in youth.
abstract: This study aimed to review and synthesize the available scientific evidence on the relationship between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and glucose metabolism among adolescents. A total of 19 studies were included. Many studies did not find a relation between 25(OH)D concentrations and insulin sensitivity, but most studies have shown that vitamin D status influences glucose dysregulation in youth due to particularities of this life stage. Considering the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were high among adolescents, the importance for vitamin D status correction in this young group, in which chronic diseases are not expected but getting every day more common, is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutrition , School of Public Health, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Kelly Virecoulon
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Giudici
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutrition , School of Public Health, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Wysllenny Nascimento
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutrition , School of Public Health, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Lígia Araújo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D041923:Adolescent Development; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D044882:Glucose Metabolism Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Adolescent; glucose; insulin; vitamin D