Research Article

Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Controlled Feeding Study

Table 5

Vitamin D parameters before and after a 12-week intervention of low-dairy (LD) or adequate dairy (AD) diets.

Adequate dairy
Run-inWeek 12

25(OH)D, nmol/L30.8 ± 12.4a35.1 ± 12.8b
1,25(OH)2D, pmol/L120.9 ± 21.9107.4 ± 32.1

Low dairy
25(OH)D, nmol/L38.7 ± 16.7b39.6 ± 18.1bc
1,25(OH)2D, pmol/L120.5 ± 24.6116.3 ± 31.5

Values are mean + standard deviation.
Different superscripts denote significant difference between treatment groups ( ) and over time ( ).