Obese people are more often deficient in vitamin D than people of normal weight, over 60% of them having values lower than the optimal level, reveals a study carried out by the Smart Nutrition Clinic.
A significant proportion of study participants, namely 79%, were deficient in vitamin D. Of these, approximately 50% were deficient in vitamin D, while 79% had insufficient levels to maintain optimal health.
The study reveals a correlation between weight and the level of vitamin D in the blood. Among normal-weight patients, only 25% were vitamin D deficient. In comparison, 45% of overweight patients were vitamin D deficient, and in the case of obese patients, more than 60% of them were vitamin D deficient.
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for the body’s health and is synthesized in the presence of sunlight. It is the only vitamin that cannot be fully provided by food. The change in lifestyle and the reduction of time spent outdoors have led to the appearance of vitamin D deficiency in an increasingly large percentage of the population. Moreover, during the winter months, the amount of assimilated vitamin D decreases as a result of the lack of exposure to the sun.
The study was conducted in the period 2022-2023, involving a number of 210 participants. Another research carried out in Romania and published this year shows a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and the pathologies of hospitalized patients, especially regarding cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, cancers and COVID-19 infections.
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2023-12-14 09:51:09
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