Vitamin D Increases Weight Loss

March 17th, 2008 | by admin |

Supplementing with vitamin D can increase the rate of weight loss during dieting.  Those with high blood levels of vitamin D achieved triple the weight loss of those with low levels of the vitamin.

The groups received either a high vegetable diet or a high cereal grain diet.  Both groups lost weight, but the effect of vitamin D was only achieved in the high cereal grain diet… indicating that at least part of the benefit results from improved insulin sensitivity.

Optimal vitamin D levels can only be achieved through supplementation or sun exposure.

PMID: 18279549

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  1. 3 Responses to “Vitamin D Increases Weight Loss”

  2. By Ricky Parker on Mar 18, 2008 | Reply

    This is nice informative Post which provide good information about how Vitamin D helps in weight Loss. I appreciate your effort. keep Posting.

    Thanks
    Ricky Parker

  3. By Milton Hare on Mar 31, 2008 | Reply

    I HAVE OBSERVED THAT DAILY VITAMIN D3 4,000 IU + 1000 MG CALCIUM DOES IN FACT FREQUENTLY TRIGGER WEIGHT LOSS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASE
    I am commenting about this brief note of an unnamed study suggesting that weight loss is triggered at least in some individuals by calcium and Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). I am not a doctor or a researcher. For the past two years I have been generally suggesting that individuals healthy or unhealthy take a daily dose of 2,000-4,000 iu of Vitamin D3, and the standard daily minimum combination of calcium, magnesium and zinc available at any pharmacy or supermarket containing contains 1000 mg of calcium to individuals with various auto-immune diseases. To my initial surprise, individuals with auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes, COPD and multiple sclerosis have experienced the loss of forty to fifty pounds of fat within six months of taking this daily dose with no apparent side-effects. This fat loss is always accompanied by a perceived reduction in auto-immune symptoms - lower blood pressure, higher insulin sensitivity, improved lung function with COPD, lessened pain and better mobility with rheumatoid arthritis. Also, many of these individuals have noted much higher energy levels and improved muscle and skin tone. Note that the 2,000 to 4,000 iu daily dose of D3 is five to ten times higher than the 400 iu RDA for Vitamin D3 for mature adults. I have not observed similar weight loss in individuals who do not have active auto-immune symptoms. This suggests to me that some weight gain may be a symptom of auto-immune disease rather than a consequence. I also have not noticed similar effects when the Vitamin D3 dose is 400 or 800 iu daily as for one year previous I recommended taking a multiple vitamin and a single 400 iu pill. Several individuals promptly began losing weight when they raised their daily dose from 400 or 800 iu to 2,000 iu (one pill) or 2,400 iu (one 2000 iu pill and a multiple vitamin containing 400 iu). This is observational data, not research, but an individual with an auto-immune disease would not raise eyebrows at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if they took a daily dose of 2,000 iu D3, 1000 mg of calcium, 500 mg of magnesium and 10 to 15 mg of zinc.

  4. By Rocky on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply

    After reading an article in a magazine about taking 3000iu vitamin D for weightloss, I tried it and about two weeks later I started loosing weight, its been three weeks now I havent weighed myself yet but my pants are looser. I definately know taking 3000 iu vitamin D once a day does work.

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