Could vitamin D reduce obesity-associated inflammation? Observational and Mendelian randomization study

Obesity is associated with inflammation but the role of vitamin D in this process is not clear.We aimed to assess the associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], BMI, and 16 inflammatory biomarkers, and to assess the role of vitamin D as a potential mediator in the association between higher BMI and inflammation.Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) 31-y data on 3586 individuals were analyzed to examine the observational...