Vitamin D Improves Dieting and Weight Loss
Do you get enough vitamin D? Better still, do you even know where to get vitamin D from? I'll give you a hint - look up! No, it's not in the ceiling fan. It comes from the sun. Our skin makes vitamin D after being exposed to ultraviolet light. And new research claims getting more vitamin D, while following a calorie-restricted diet, improves weight loss,
The study, presented at The Endocrine Society's annual meeting, involved 38 overweight men and women placed on a calorie-restricted diet (750 calories or less per day) for 11 weeks, with participants' vitamin D levels checked before and after.
Scientists found most people were vitamin D deficient, but those with higher levels had increased loss of belly fat. Researchers suggest vitamin D supplementation may be an option for people trying to lose weight.
Now, in addition to the sun, some healthy food sources of vitamin D include fatty fish, such as sardines and wild Alaskan salmon. Both are low-contamination fish, and salmon sushi is pretty much the best thing ever!
Via: Nutra Ingredients.
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Wow, 750 calories a day for 11 weeks is pretty hard-core. Up to now I though 800-1000 calories a day, was considered a calorie restictive diet.
ReplySorry, I was confused the orginal article stated,
"..calorie-restricted diet, which provided 750 calories a day fewer than their estimated total needs, for 11 weeks."
The key word is fewer.
cheers,
ReplyDo you have any suggestion on the dosage of intaking vitamin D for dieting?
ReplyHave been reading & hearing lots about this for months. I live in sunny CA so I get plenty if not too much! I try to get out for 15 minutes or so without sunblock every day or every other day or so & then the block goes on!
ReplyYou've got the right idea. To get exposed to the UVB rays that stimulate Vit D production in the skin, make sure that you're out in the sun between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Otherwise, in CA, the angle between the sun and Earth doesn't let the UVB hit the Earth's surface in our US latitudes.
Still, depending on the amount of skin you expose, you still might need to supplement. See my reply to the poster above for the right test to assess your vit D3 status.
ReplyI've been on a low carb diet and I've got to tell you, it works. A lot of low carb foods actually have a lot of vitamin d in them and I'm very satisfied to read this.
ReplyJust another example of how moderation is key. Get a little sun, drink a little wine, eat a little burger, get a bunch of exercise and you'll be just fine.
ReplyI try to get enough vitamin D, but since I definitely don't get enough sun most of the time, I do take a supplement in addition to my dietary vitamin D. I think it definitely helps my mood and I guess it probably helps keep me lean.
ReplyA vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to high blood pressure. A study in Dec 2008 from researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston studied 1484 healthy women. They found that the women with the lowest levels of vitamin D had a 66% increased risk of high blood pressure.
So, don't just take vitamin D to lose weight, it is also helping your blood pressure and overall health.
ReplyI believe back-fat lard from pigs who've been in the sun is a better source of Vitamin D than fish. Cod liver oil is the only thing that tops lard.
ReplyInteresting Ryan, that is what I am having for lunch tomorrow.
ReplyI've heard about this too, and think it's very interesting and fortunately an easy problem to fix. I live in a sunny climate so we have to make sure to apply sunblock after a few minutes to avoid sunburn. Thanks for a good article.
ReplyOh there are so many reasons why I would love to live in a sunnier part of the world, now I'll be adding this as well! ;)
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