Vitamin D Helps Weight Loss

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Below from Alternative Medicine Forum makes me wonder if the

difficulty some people report in using VCO to shed pounds might be

tied to Vitamin D Deficiency. I have been taking cod liver oil for

about as long as I have been using coconut oil. Over the years, I

have increased by cod liver oil and VCO daily intake. I currently

take about a tablespoon of cod liver oil daily. I use Carlson's oil

because they remove excess vitamin A which can be a problem when

taking large doses of regular cod liver oil.

Alobar

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Vitamin D Helps Weight Loss

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Both of these new studies show the importance of vitamin D for losing

weight. In the first, scientists claimed people who were overweight

had lower levels of vitamin D, which is created when skin is exposed

to sunlight. The study found that low levels of the vitamin in blood

interfered with the function of a hormone called leptin, which tells

the brain when the stomach is full. Researchers at Aberdeen University

found that obese people produced 10% less vitamin D than people of

average weight. The study also found that excess body fat absorbs

vitamin D, stopping it entering the bloodstream.1 Because of this,

cloudy British weather, which causes low vitamin D levels, can cause

weight gain.

In the second study involving 60 overweight/obese women aged 20-35

years adhering to a low calorie diet, those with higher vitamin D

levels lost more weight and fat. The authors of this study conclude,

" The present results suggest that women with a better vitamin D status

respond more positively to hypocaloric diets and lose more body fat. " 2

References

1See Mail Online article Poor weather to blame for Britain's obesity

epidemic, scientists say.

2 " Preliminary data about the influence of vitamin D status on the loss

of body fat in young overweight/obese women following two types of

hypocaloric diet, " Ortega RM, Aparicio A, et al, Br J Nutr, 2008;

100(2): 269-72.