Calcium and Vitamin D Appear to Aid Weight Management
Lee
Average calcium intakes of 580 mg per day and blood levels of vitamin D of 30.2 nanograms per milliliter were associated with 5.3 kg weight loss over the two years of intervention, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Lower calcium intakes of just 156 mg and blood levels of vitamin D of 14.5 nanograms per milliliter were also associated with improvements in body weight (loss of 3.3 kg over two years).
Shahar and her co-workers analyzed data from 322 people with an average age of 52 and an average BMI of 31 kg/m2. One hundred and twenty-six of these people were followed a further six months to track vitamin D levels.
"Our study suggests that both higher dairy calcium intake and increased serum vitamin D are related to greater diet-induced weight loss," wrote the researchers, led by Danit Shahar from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Published online ahead of print.
- Company
- Contact Us
- About Us
- Help Desk
- Job Opportunities
- Guarantees
- Policies
- What's New
- Newsroom
- Security
- Mobile Site
Sept. 2010