Sufficient Vitamin D in the Body Promotes Weight Loss

Based from a study, the levels of Vitamin D in the body can help in weight loss. Adequate exposure to sunlight will trigger our skin to produce Vitamin D, and according to a new research, more levels of Vitamin D in the body while following a low calorie diet will improve weight loss.

This research had 38 subjects consisting of overweight men and women undergoing a calorie restricted diet for eleven weeks. The subjects’ levels of Vitamin D were checked before and after the study. Researchers have found out that most of the participants were deficient in Vitamin D. Thus, it gave the researchers a theory that Vitamin D is associated with obesity. However, they are still unsure whether it was Vitamin D deficiency which caused the obesity or it was obesity that caused the deficiency of Vitamin D.

Based on the data of the participants, most of them have insufficient levels of Vitamin D. However, those with adequate levels of Vitamin D were able to lose weight more effectively while undergoing a low calorie diet.

Researchers said that more studies are needed in order to prove this theory; but, they’ve found out one thing: sufficient levels of Vitamin D in the body, together with calorie-restricted diet promote weight loss.

Aside from sunlight, there are also foods that are good sources of Vitamin D. These foods include fatty fishes like sardines and mackerel, egg, and beef liver. Including these foods in one’s diet can be helpful in getting adequate Vitamin D.