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Forty-six cisgender White women participants were assessed upon admission and before discharge from a specialized eating disorder treatment center, with an average duration of 2.5 \u00b1 0.10 months. Methods included self-reported questionnaires and behavioral tasks to measure impulsivity, alongside serum Vit-D levels. Our results showed significant improvements in Vit-D levels and certain impulsivity measures, such as faster reaction times and fewer errors on the go\/no-go task, correlating with higher Vit-D levels. However, no significant correlations were found between Vit-D levels and self-reported impulsivity. These findings suggest that adequate Vit-D levels may enhance cognitive functions related to impulse control in AN. Given this study\u2019s limitations, including its exclusive focus on women and small sample size, future research should involve larger, more diverse populations and randomized clinical trials to better understand the causal relationships and therapeutic potential of Vit-D in managing AN-related impulsivity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu16152523","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,2]],"date-time":"2024-08-02T09:34:17Z","timestamp":1722591257000},"page":"2523","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Vitamin D Status and Behavioral Impulsivity in Anorexia Nervosa: Insights from a Longitudinal Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2212-9855","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrizia","family":"Todisco","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Eating Disorders Unit, Casa di Cura \u201cVilla Margherita\u201d\u2014KOS Group, Via Costacolonna 20, 36057 Arcugnano, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alberto","family":"De Mico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eating Disorders Unit, Casa di Cura \u201cVilla Margherita\u201d\u2014KOS Group, Via Costacolonna 20, 36057 Arcugnano, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3323-6071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paolo","family":"Meneguzzo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2013). 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