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Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight men—a randomized controlled trial

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Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight men—a randomized controlled trial
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Endocrine, July 2018
DOI 10.1007/s12020-018-1665-6
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Christos Karefylakis, Stefan Särnblad, Annaclara Ariander, Gustaf Ehlersson, Eva Rask, Peter Rask

Abstract

Several observational studies have shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and non-skeletal major health issues including impaired cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity. Only a few studies have examined the impact of vitamin D supplementation on these conditions and the results are ambiguous. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight/obese men with vitamin D deficiency. This study was a prospective, placebo controlled, double blinded, randomized trial with a study period of 6 months. Forty overweight/obese men (BMI > 25 kg/m2) with vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D ≤ 55 nmol/L) were randomized to receive either 2000 IU Cholecalciferol drops or the equivalent amount of drops of placebo. At baseline and follow up body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness were measured and blood samples were obtained. Body composition was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and cardiorespiratory fitness using cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). The primary outcomes were changes in percentage body fat and in maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max). No statistically significant difference between the placebo and the intervention group regarding changes in percentage body fat (p = 0.54) and VO2max (p = 0.90) was observed. Moreover, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups concerning changes in BMI (p = 0.26), maximum load (p = 0.89) and oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold (AT) (p = 0.14). We conclude that treatment with 2000 IU/d vitamin D for 6 months does not impact body composition or maximum oxygen uptake in overweight/obese men with vitamin D deficiency.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 98 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 14%
Student > Master 13 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 5%
Researcher 5 5%
Other 12 12%
Unknown 43 44%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 11 11%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 4%
Other 10 10%
Unknown 48 49%
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#14,135,105
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#828
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#16
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