Association between vitamin deficiency and metabolic disorders related to obesity

• Published in: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Vol. 57; no. 15; pp. 3332 - 3343
• Main Authors: Thomas-Valdés, Samanta, Tostes, Maria das Graças V., Anunciação, Pamella C., da Silva, Bárbara P., Sant'Ana, Helena M. Pinheiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 13.10.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Ascorbic acid; Avitaminosis - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Cyanocobalamin; Disorders; fat soluble vitamins; Folic Acid; Food; Homeostasis; Humans; metabolic diseases; Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology; Metabolic disorders; Metabolism; Nutrient deficiency; Nutritional Status; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Vitamin A; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B12; Vitamin C; vitamin deficiencies; Vitamin deficiency; vitamin status; Vitamins; water-soluble vitamins; fat-soluble vitamins; Obesity; metabolic disorders; water-soluble vitamins; vitamin deficiency
• ISSN: 1040-8398; 1549-7852; 1549-7852
• DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1117413

Inappropriate food behavior contributes to obesity and leads to vitamin deficiency. This review discusses the nutritional status of water- and fat-soluble vitamins in obese subjects. We verified that most vitamins are deficient in obese individuals, especially the fat-soluble vitamins, folic acid, vitamin B 12 and vitamin C. However, some vitamins have been less evaluated in cases of obesity. The adipose tissue is considered a metabolic and endocrine organ, which in excess leads to changes in body homeostasis, as well as vitamin deficiency which can aggravate the pathological state. Therefore, the evaluation of vitamin status is of fundamental importance in obese individuals.