Metabolic Syndrome far less likely if high Vitamin D – 3 meta-analyses 2021

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• Overview Obesity and Vitamin D
• Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Magnesium - many studies
• Arteries and Atherosclerosis and Vitamin D - many studies
• Metabolic Syndrome risk decreases by 20 percent with each 10 ng increase in Vitamin D - April 2021
• Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D - review of 33 studies - March 2021
• Metabolic Syndrome far less likely if high Vitamin D – 3 meta-analyses 2021
• Metabolic Syndrome 11X more likely if have a poor Vitamin D Receptor – 2018
• Vitamin D is linked to metabolic syndrome and obesity – Aug 2019
• Risk of Metabolic syndrome for senior women reduced 42 percent by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT June 2019
• Metabolic Syndrome risk reduced 3.7 X by nuts (Magnesium, Omega-3) – Dec 2018
• Metabolically Healthy – only 1 in 50 seniors in the US – Nov 2018
• Metabolic Syndrome indicators inversely proportional to vitamin D below 46 ng – Nov 2018
• Metabolic Syndromes fought by Vitamin D in 6 ways – Oct 2023
  

Overview Metabolic Syndrome and vitamin D has the following

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MetS in children decreased 12% per each 10 ng of Vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2021

Metabolic syndrome risk in children decreased 12 percent for each 10 ng increase in Vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2021

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MetS 3X less likely if 60 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2021

Serum vitamin D status and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Nutr Res Pract. 2021 Jun;15(3):329-345. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2021.15.3.329
Kyueun Lee 1, Jihye Kim 1

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Background/objectives: Evidence has suggested an association between serum vitamin D and metabolic syndrome (MetS), but prospective studies are very limited. The objective was to assess the dose-response association between serum vitamin D concentration and MetS risk using a systematic review and meta-analysis of updated observational studies.

Materials/methods: Using MEDLINE, PubMed, and Embase, a systematic literature search was conducted through February 2020 and the references of relevant articles were reviewed. A random-effects model was used to estimate the summary odds ratio/relative risk and 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity among studies was evaluated with I2 statistic. In total, 23 observational studies (19 cross-sectional studies, and four cohort studies) were included in the meta-analysis.

Results: The pooled estimates (95% CI) for MetS per 25-nmol/L increment in serum vitamin D concentration were 0.80 (95% CI, 0.76-0.84; I2 = 53.5) in cross-sectional studies, and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.72-0.98; I2 = 85.8) in cohort studies. Similar results were observed, irrespectively of age of study population, study location, MetS criteria, and adjustment factors. There was no publication bias for the dose-response meta-analysis of serum vitamin D concentrations and MetS.

Conclusions: Dose-response meta-analysis demonstrated that a 25-nmol/L increment in the serum vitamin D concentration was associated with 20% and 15% lower risks of MetS in cross-sectional studies and cohort studies, respectively.

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MetS 1.4 X less likely if OK vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2021

Serum vitamin D levels in relation to metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies
Obes Rev. 2021 Apr 7;e13223. doi: 10.1111/obr.13223
Zahra Hajhashemy 1, Farnaz Shahdadian 1, Elham Moslemi 2, Fateme Sadat Mirenayat 1, Parvane Saneei 1

Several epidemiological studies examined the association of serum vitamin D with metabolic syndrome (MetS), but the findings were inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis to quantify the association between blood vitamin D levels and MetS in adults. A systematic search up to December 2020 was conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), ISI (Web of Science), Scopus, and Google Scholar databases for epidemiological studies that assessed the relation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (as the exposure) and MetS (as the outcome) in adults. Eligible cross-sectional studies were restricted to those with representative populations. Finally, 43 studies were included in the analysis (38 cross-sectional, one nested case-control, and four cohorts studies).
Combining 41 effect sizes from 38 cross-sectional studies included 298,187 general adult population revealed that the highest level of serum vitamin D, compared with the lowest level, was significantly related to a 43% decreased odds of MetS in developed countries (odds ratio [OR]: 0.57; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.49-0.65) and 40% in developing countries (OR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.52-0.70).
Linear dose-response analysis (including 222,175 healthy individuals and 39,308 MetS patients) revealed that each 25 nmol/L increase in serum vitamin D level was significantly associated with a 15% decreased odds of MetS (OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.80-0.91); however, we found no significant nonlinear association. Meta-analysis of five prospective studies with 11,019 participants revealed no significant relation (relative risk [RR]: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.37-1.32). This meta-analysis indicated an inverse association between serum vitamin D concentrations and risk of MetS in general adult populations in cross-sectional studies in a dose-response manner. However, no significant association was found in a small number of cohorts. More prospective studies are needed to confirm the causality of this relationship.
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