title: Association between vitamin deficiency and metabolic disorders related to obesity.
abstract: Inappropriate food behavior contributes to obesity and leads to vitamin deficiency. This review discusses the nutritional status of water- and fat-soluble vitamins in obese subjects. We verified that most vitamins are deficient in obese individuals, especially the fat-soluble vitamins, folic acid, vitamin B12and vitamin C. However, some vitamins have been less evaluated in cases of obesity. The adipose tissue is considered a metabolic and endocrine organ, which in excess leads to changes in body homeostasis, as well as vitamin deficiency which can aggravate the pathological state. Therefore, the evaluation of vitamin status is of fundamental importance in obese individuals.
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud , Universidad de Talca , Talca , Chile.
authors.forename: Samanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas-Valdés
authors.affiliation: b Center of Agrarian Sciences , Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo , Alegre , Espírito Santo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria das Graças V
authors.initials: MDGV
authors.lastname: Tostes
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nutrition and Health , Universidade Federal de Viçosa , Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil.
authors.forename: Pamella C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Anunciação
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nutrition and Health , Universidade Federal de Viçosa , Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil.
authors.forename: Bárbara P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nutrition and Health , Universidade Federal de Viçosa , Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil.
authors.forename: Helena M Pinheiro
authors.initials: HMP
authors.lastname: Sant'Ana
mesh_terms: D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005492:Folic Acid; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014801:Vitamin A; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D014815:Vitamins
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014801:Vitamin A; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12
keywords: Obesity; fat-soluble vitamins; metabolic disorders; vitamin deficiency; water-soluble vitamins