High dose dietary vitamin D allocates surplus calories to muscle and growth instead of fat via modulation of myostatin and leptin signaling.
C. Long, Z. Tara, A. Casella, J. Mark, J. Roizen
This paper shows high-dose vitamin D reduces myostatin and increases leptin production and sensitivity, directing excess calories to muscle and growth rather than fat.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2022 · PreprintPhysiology