Vitamin D levels may predict weight loss success

A persons level of vitamin D may actually be a predictor of his or her ability to lose fat, according to Shalamar Sibley, a researcher in the University of Minnesota Medical School. In a clinical study of 38 people, Sibley found that higher baseline levels of vitamin D predicted fat loss, especially in the abdominal area. The research suggested that if you start out with an inadequate vitamin D level, its possible that this might inhibit or impede your ability to lose weight on a reduced caloric diet.

This video is part of the Expert Perspectives series at the University of Minnesota.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• University
• of
• Minnesota
• UMN
• Gophers
• Vitamin
• Medical
• school
• weight
• loss
• fat
• abdominal
• weigh
• excess
• overweight
• obese
• diet

[grunder20]

Where do you get Vit. D?

[happinesson]

wow..vitamin D is connected to the body's ability to lose fat..this discover is something new!

[thegreeensky]

nice research.. very helpful...

[gphx]

Pretty simple. People with higher vitamin D get it from the sun when they're outside being active. Those with lower D are staying inside.

[Forsure3333]

@Forsure3333 I've not taken much sunshine in the last few weeks. I'm going to take a lot of sunshine in the next few weeks. I will let you know about the results.

[Forsure3333]

Last summer, on vacations, I ate a lot of junk foods like chips and tortillas and a several beers for about two weeks. I was lazy BUT took much more sunshine than normal. Because of this unhealthy way of eating, I expected gaining weight. To my surprise, I lost 5 pounds. I've been wondering in the last few days if that much sun activated Vitamin D which in turn, per this video, helped me with weight-loss. I decided to check out my theory on Youtube. This video seems to confirm my theory.

[DaytonaDavid]

by the way, you would NEVER break out from vit. D supplementing unless you already do everytime you go out in the sun.

[DaytonaDavid]

Vit D helps with some 37 processes in the body including most every major organ, also vit. D is NOT an actual vitamin it's a steriod hormone and is utilized as such in the body. as far as weight loss is concerened, it's complicated but basically while supplementimng with it, your not starving your organs, they can drink of it freely as you take in less of everything else. and a body that's not being starved of Vit. D while it's being calorie restricted seems to help

[DaytonaDavid]

p.s. supplement with 5,000 ui for vit. D if you want this to be effective for weight loss. Dpn't worry. 5k ui is about the equivalent of 30 min. of sunshine/laying out.

[princesskittymeowful]

I took a vitamin D supplement and broke out in a rash all over my body, which is apparently common with vitamin D...be careful