The Impact of Vitamin D in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Patients with Morbid Obesity.

Marta Borges-CanhaJoão Sérgio NevesFernando MendonçaMaria Manuel SilvaCláudia CostaPedro M CabralVanessa GuerreiroRita LourençoPatrícia MeiraDaniela SalazarMaria João FerreiraJorge PedroAna Rita LeiteMadalena von-HafeCatarina ValeSara VianaAna SandeSandra BeloEva LauPaula FreitasDavide Carvalho

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk of hepatic steatosis in individuals with morbid obesity. Correction of vitamin D deficiency may have a beneficial role in the management of NAFLD in patients with morbid obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
obese patients
adipose tissue
risk factors
body mass index
skeletal muscle
liver fibrosis