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SUBMITTER: Cassity EP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5432038 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cassity Evan P EP Redzic Maja M Teager Cassidy R CR Thomas D Travis DT
European journal of sport science 20151223 7
Fat mass is inversely associated with vitamin D status, and athletes with the most adipose tissue may have the greatest risk for insufficient (25(OH)D 20-32 ng mL(-1)) or deficient (25(OH)D < 20 ng ml(-1)) status. The effects of fat and lean mass on 25(OH)D change in response to vitamin D supplementation have yet to be elucidated in athletes. In addition, vitamin D has a known role in bone health yet a link between short-term changes in 25(OH)D and bone turnover in indoor athletes have not yet b ...[more]