Low Vitamin D Serum Levels May Be a Modifiable Risk Factor for Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in Middle-Age Egyptian Women

Kazem, Yusr M. I.; Moaty, Maha I. A.; El-Shebini, Salwa M.; Tapozada, Salwa T.; Hanna, Laila M.

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“…Moreover, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was associated with obesity in Asians and European-American, [ 25 ]. In addition, Yusr et al(2014) [ 26 ] stated that a lower vitamin D serum level could be a modifiable risk factor for obesity, insulin resistance and cognitive impairment in middle age Egyptian females. An area of particular interest in current obesity research is the potential association between calcium intake and body weight.…”

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Association between Dietary Patterns, Breakfast Skipping and Familial Obesity among a Sample of Egyptian Families

Hassan¹,

Shebini²,

Ahmed³

2016

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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AIM:To examine the association between dietary patterns, behaviors and the prevalence of familial obesity.SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Eighty three families, shared as volunteers comprised of 83 mothers and 155 offspring. Anthropometric measurements were reported including height and weight. Body mass index (BMI), weight/height, and weight/height Z score were calculated. Pattern of food intake was obtained by means of dietary interview consisting of a 24 hour recall, and a food frequency questionnaire.RESULTS:Data revealed that obesity was high among mothers reached 91.6% while obesity in the offspring was 24.5%. According to prevalence of obesity, families were divided to 4 groups, 8.43% of families were of normal weight, and 20.48% were obese. Food frequency consumption rate and food analysis revealed unhealthy food intake, especially in obese families. All groups reported high rate intake of sweets, pastries and beverage. Calories, carbohydrate, cholesterol and sodium were higher than the RDA in all mother’s groups, and adolescent group (2) compared to low daily intake of micronutrients especially calcium and vitamin D in all groups. More than half of all mothers and offspring skipped breakfast.CONCLUSION:Results of this study suggest that familial obesity increases the risk of offspring being obese, dietary habits might be involved in the development of obesity.

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Association between Dietary Patterns, Breakfast Skipping and Familial Obesity among a Sample of Egyptian Families

Hassan¹,

Shebini²,

Ahmed³

2016

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…In addition, a possible association between low levels of vit D and deficit in the performance of cognitive functions in healthy humans or with some pathological condition is discussed (Pettersen, 2017 ; Beauchet et al, 2019 ; Fashanu et al, 2019 ; Eymundsdottir et al, 2020 ; Xiong and Xue, 2022 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ). Clinical trials that verified the effect of vit D supplementation on cognitive functions show that there is a better response to supplementation in individuals who already have some impairment or deficiency of the vitamin (Rossom et al, 2012 ; Kazem et al, 2014 ; Hu et al, 2018 ; Castle et al, 2020 ; Zajac et al, 2020 ). Although studies report an association between vit D status and cognitive functions, the potential benefits that this vitamin can promote in terms of cognition are still inconclusive (Gil Martínez et al, 2022 ).…”

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Impact of vitamin D on cognitive functions in healthy individuals: A systematic review in randomized controlled clinical trials

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Various functions in the central nervous system, such as growth, development, and cognition can be influenced by vitamins and minerals, which are capable of helping to maintain brain health and function throughout life. Cognition is understood as the aspects related to knowledge, learning, and understanding, as well as the ability to develop these functions. A possible association between low levels of vit D and deficit in the performance of cognitive functions in healthy humans or with some pathological condition is discussed. Because of this, the present systematic review analyzed only randomized clinical trials carried out in healthy non-athlete adults about intellectual and/or mental processes involving cognitive functions to identify whether these individuals with different levels of vit D are capable of interfering with the performance of the cognitive function. To do so, we adopted the PRISMA method criteria and registered it in the PROSPERO database. The search was performed in PubMed (MEDLINE), PsycINFO, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, 2,167 records were identified. The 5 most frequent cognitive domains in the selected studies were: processing speed, attention, verbal learning/memory, executive function, and general cognitive functions. We found that there are positive changes in the following domains: verbal memory and verbal working memory, learning memory, attention, executive function, and also cognitive function in general. We highlight the following suggestions for improvements that vitamin D supplementation may promote in the cognitive domains of healthy adults: a) low doses between 400 and 600 IU/d seem to be more effective when compared to doses between 2,400 and 5,000 IU/d and b) food fortification and enrichment with vit D, need further studies, as they seem to be more or as effective as synthetic supplementation. We evident that there is a need for trials that evaluate the control of vit D levels for healthy adult individuals is important, as they have the potential to minimize health problems, especially those involved in the reduction of cognitive abilities. Thus, the development of more clinical trials to obtain satisfactory answers on this topic needs to be encouraged.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier: CRD42021262413.

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Low Vitamin D Serum Levels May Be a Modifiable Risk Factor for Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in Middle-Age Egyptian Women

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Association between Dietary Patterns, Breakfast Skipping and Familial Obesity among a Sample of Egyptian Families

Association between Dietary Patterns, Breakfast Skipping and Familial Obesity among a Sample of Egyptian Families

Impact of vitamin D on cognitive functions in healthy individuals: A systematic review in randomized controlled clinical trials

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