Seasonal variability of the vitamin D effect on physical fitness in adolescents

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 182 - 10
• Main Authors: Milani, Gregorio P., Simonetti, Giacomo D., Edefonti, Valeria, Lava, Sebastiano A. G., Agostoni, Carlo, Curti, Maurus, Stettbacher, Andreas, Bianchetti, Mario G., Muggli, Franco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700/1720; 692/700/1720/3187; Adolescents; Autumn; Body fat; Hemoglobin; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Regression analysis; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasonal variations; Vitamin D

Studies investigating the relationship between vitamin D and physical fitness in youth have provided inconsistent findings. Recent evidence indicates that the expression of receptors and vitamin D-modulated genes in young subjects has a seasonal profile. Therefore, we investigated the role of vitami...