Ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D and the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes

Vitamin D status and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized controlled weight-loss trials

(2016) Simonette R Mallard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Hepatocyte vitamin D receptor regulates lipid metabolism and mediates experimental diet-induced steatosis

(2016) Milica Bozic et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

60 YEARS OF POMC: Regulation of feeding and energy homeostasis by α-MSH

(2016) Erica J P Anderson et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Association between 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Levels and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obesity

(2016) Flavia Prodam et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants

(2016)   LANCET

Cross-talk Between Nitrate-Nitrite-NO and NO Synthase Pathways in Control of Vascular NO Homeostasis

(2015) Mattias Carlström et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Dietary vitamin D3 improves postprandial hyperglycemia in aged mice

(2015) Patricio L.M. Enciso et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Nitrate enhances skeletal muscle fatty acid oxidation via a nitric oxide-cGMP-PPAR-mediated mechanism

(2015) Tom Ashmore et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance and glycaemic control in prediabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2015) N. Poolsup et al.   DIABETIC MEDICINE

Vitamin D Deficiency Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperinsulinemia and Hepatic Lipid Accumulation in Male Mice

(2015) Xiao-Jing Liu et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cardiometabolic risk factors in native populations living at high altitudes

(2015) V. Hirschler   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE

RM-493, a Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) Agonist, Increases Resting Energy Expenditure in Obese Individuals

(2015) Kong Y. Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Varying relationship between 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase with sunlight exposure

(2015) Vivek G. Patwardhan et al.   Journal of Clinical Lipidology

UVB Activates Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis in C57BL/6 Mice

(2015) Cezary Skobowiat et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Size of the exposed body surface area, skin erythema and body mass index predict skin production of vitamin D

(2015) Amra Osmancevic et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Inter-relationships of the chronobiotic, melatonin, with leptin and adiponectin: implications for obesity

(2015) Karolina Szewczyk-Golec et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Effect of vitamin D supplementation alone or with calcium on adiposity measures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2015) Paulette D. Chandler et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

The consequences for human health of stratospheric ozone depletion in association with other environmental factors

(2015) R. M. Lucas et al.   PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Thalidomide ameliorates portal hypertensionvianitric oxide synthase independent reduced systolic blood pressure

(2015) Nicholas G Theodorakis   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on insulin and glucose metabolism in overweight and obese individuals: systematic review with meta-analysis

(2015) Małgorzata Jamka et al.   Scientific Reports

Deletion of Macrophage Vitamin D Receptor Promotes Insulin Resistance and Monocyte Cholesterol Transport to Accelerate Atherosclerosis in Mice

(2015) Jisu Oh et al.   Cell Reports

Vitamin D deficiency promotes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis through impaired enterohepatic circulation in animal model

(2014) Ming Kong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Shining the Light on Sunshine: a systematic review of the influence of sun exposure on type 2 diabetes mellitus-related outcomes

(2014) Catherine Shore-Lorenti et al.   CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Inorganic Nitrate Promotes the Browning of White Adipose Tissue Through the Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway

(2014) Lee D. Roberts et al.   DIABETES

Ultraviolet Radiation Suppresses Obesity and Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome Independently of Vitamin D in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet

(2014) Sian Geldenhuys et al.   DIABETES

Unprotected daily sun exposure is differently associated with central adiposity and beta-cell dysfunction by gender: The Korean national health and nutrition examination survey (KNHANES) V

(2014) Jung Hun Ohn et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Adipose Tissue Immune Response: Novel Triggers and Consequences for Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

(2014) Giorgio Ghigliotti et al.   INFLAMMATION

Inorganic nitrite supplementation for healthy arterial aging

(2014) Amy L. Sindler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for all-cause mortality: results from the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort

(2014) P. G. Lindqvist et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

UVA Irradiation of Human Skin Vasodilates Arterial Vasculature and Lowers Blood Pressure Independently of Nitric Oxide Synthase

(2014) Donald Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Vitamin D protects against diet-induced obesity by enhancing fatty acid oxidation

(2014) Julie Marcotorchino et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Dietary nitrate increases arginine availability and protects mitochondrial complex I and energetics in the hypoxic rat heart

(2014) Tom Ashmore et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

(2014) Marie Ng et al.   LANCET

Nitrate and nitrite in the diet: How to assess their benefit and risk for human health

(2014) Michael Habermeyer et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Clinical evidence demonstrating the utility of inorganic nitrate in cardiovascular health

(2014) V. Kapil et al.   NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Inverse association between diabetes and altitude: A cross-sectional study in the adult population of the United States

(2014) Orison O. Woolcott et al.   Obesity

Lower Obesity Rate during Residence at High Altitude among a Military Population with Frequent Migration: A Quasi Experimental Model for Investigating Spatial Causation

(2014) Jameson D. Voss et al.   PLoS One

Vitamin D status and ill health

(2014) Martin Feelisch et al.   Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Nitric oxide and energy metabolism in mammals

(2013) Zhaolai Dai et al.   BIOFACTORS

Lower Skin Cancer Risk in Women with Higher Body Mass Index: The Women's Health Initiative Observational Study

(2013) J. Y. Tang et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Investigation of safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single and multiple doses of a long-acting α-MSH analog in healthy overweight and obese subjects

(2013) Jane E. Royalty et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Ascent to altitude as a weight loss method: The good and bad of hypoxia inducible factor activation

(2013) Biff F. Palmer et al.   Obesity

Vitamin D Deficiency Induces High Blood Pressure and Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Mice

(2013) Sherry Weng et al.   PLoS One

Reversible Control by Vitamin D of Granulocytes and Bacteria in the Lungs of Mice: An Ovalbumin-Induced Model of Allergic Airway Disease

(2013) Shelley Gorman et al.   PLoS One

Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts

(2013) Karani S. Vimaleswaran et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Vitamin D status and ill health: a systematic review

(2013) Philippe Autier et al.   Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Effect ofL-Arginine and Selenium Added to a Hypocaloric Diet Enriched with Legumes on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women with Central Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

(2012) Mohammad Alizadeh et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Effect of narrowband ultraviolet B therapy on inflammatory markers and body fat composition in moderate to severe psoriasis

(2012) J. Romaní et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Obesity and the incidence of skin cancer in US Caucasians

(2012) Salma Pothiawala et al.   CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL

Overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity and Regulates Adipocyte Phenotype

(2012) Brian E. Sansbury et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on glycaemic control and insulin resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2012) P. S. George et al.   DIABETIC MEDICINE

Modulation of hypovitaminosis D-induced islet dysfunction and insulin resistance through direct suppression of the pancreatic islet renin–angiotensin system in mice

(2012) Q. Cheng et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Vitamin D attenuates high fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis in rats by modulating lipid metabolism

(2012) Yi Yin et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Regulation of mitochondrial function and energetics by reactive nitrogen oxides

(2012) Filip J Larsen et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Regulatory roles for L-arginine in reducing white adipose tissue

(2012) Bi'e Tan   Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

Differences in triglyceride and cholesterol metabolism and resistance to obesity in male and female vitamin D receptor knockout mice

(2012) K. Weber et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Low-Dose Calcitriol Decreases Aortic Renin, Blood Pressure, and Atherosclerosis in Apoe-Null Mice

(2012) Maya Ish-Shalom et al.   Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumetric Dilution, Rather Than Sequestration Best Explains the Low Vitamin D Status of Obesity

(2012) Andjela T. Drincic et al.   Obesity

Vitamin D3 deficiency enhances allergen-induced lymphocyte responses in a mouse model of allergic airway disease

(2012) Shelley Gorman et al.   PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Vitamin D Receptor Deficiency and Low Vitamin D Diet Stimulate Aortic Calcification and Osteogenic Key Factor Expression in Mice

(2012) Nadine Schmidt et al.   PLoS One

Acute Erythemal Ultraviolet Radiation Causes Systemic Immunosuppression in the Absence of Increased 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels in Male Mice

(2012) Shelley Gorman et al.   PLoS One

Chronicl-arginine treatment improves metabolic, cardiovascular and liver complications in diet-induced obesity in rats

(2012) Md. Ashraful Alam et al.   Food & Function

l-Arginine improves multiple physiological parameters in mice exposed to diet-induced metabolic disturbances

(2011) Christoffer Clemmensen et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Relationships between Vitamin D Status and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in Young European Adults

(2011) S. Muldowney et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Opposite effects of pravastatin and atorvastatin on insulin sensitivity in the rat: Role of vitamin D metabolites

(2011) Jerzy Bełtowski et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Waist circumference, abdominal obesity, and depression among overweight and obese U.S. adults: national health and nutrition examination survey 2005-2006

(2011) Guixiang Zhao et al.   BMC Psychiatry

A small suberythemal ultraviolet B dose every second week is sufficient to maintain summer vitamin D levels: a randomized controlled trial

(2011) M.K.B. Bogh et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Vitamin D deficiency in obese rats exacerbates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and increases hepatic resistin and toll-like receptor activation

(2011) Christian L. Roth et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The link between obesity and low circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations: considerations and implications

(2011) C P Earthman et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

No effect of ultraviolet radiation on blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors

(2011) Robert Scragg et al.   JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Modest reversal of metabolic syndrome manifestations with vitamin D status correction: a 12-month prospective study

(2011) Nasser M. Al-Daghri et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

All-natural nitrite and nitrate containing dietary supplement promotes nitric oxide production and reduces triglycerides in humans

(2011) Janet Zand et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

Beneficial effects of l-arginine on reducing obesity: potential mechanisms and important implications for human health

(2010) Jason R. McKnight et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Oral Administration of an Active Form of Vitamin D 3 (Calcitriol) Decreases Atherosclerosis in Mice by Inducing Regulatory T Cells and Immature Dendritic Cells With Tolerogenic Functions

(2010) Masafumi Takeda et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Dietary Vitamin D Exposure Prevents Obesity-Induced Increase in Endometrial Cancer in Pten+/- Mice

(2010) W. Yu et al.   Cancer Prevention Research

Are active sun exposure habits related to lowering risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women, a prospective cohort study?

(2010) Pelle G. Lindqvist et al.   DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Impact of artificial sunlight therapy on the progress of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats

(2010) Toshiaki Nakano et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Whole Body UVA Irradiation Lowers Systemic Blood Pressure by Release of Nitric Oxide From Intracutaneous Photolabile Nitric Oxide Derivates

(2009) Christian Opländer et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Body mass index determines sunbathing habits: implications on vitamin D levels

(2009) M. Kull et al.   INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Ultraviolet A irradiation of the eye activates a nitric oxide-dependent hypothalamo-pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin pathway and modulates the functions of Langerhans cells

(2009) Keiichi HIRAMOTO   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Does an active sun exposure habit lower the risk of venous thrombotic events? A D-lightful hypothesis

(2009) P. G. LINDQVIST et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Dietary nitrite ameliorates renal injury in l-NAME-induced hypertensive rats

(2009) Koichiro Tsuchiya et al.   NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease

(2008) Guoyao Wu et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Comparison of Body Mass Index and Waist/Height Ratio in Predicting Definite Coronary Artery Disease

(2008) M. Siavash et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Lean Phenotype and Resistance to Diet-Induced Obesity in Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice Correlates with Induction of Uncoupling Protein-1 in White Adipose Tissue

(2008) Carmen J. Narvaez et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Enzyme-Independent NO Stores in Human Skin: Quantification and Influence of UV Radiation

(2008) Megan Mowbray et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Reduces White Fat Gain and Enhances Skeletal Muscle and Brown Fat Masses in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

(2008) Wenjuan Jobgen et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Vitamin D and the seasonality of type 2 diabetes

(2008) Péter Doró et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES