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Calcium plus vitamin D helps shed fat, says study
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplement may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is already quit low.
Researchers from Canada had 63 overweight or obese, middle-aged woman go on a calorie restricted diet. All had been getting inadequate calcium in their diets less then 800 mg, compared with the recommended 1,000 mg for woman age 19 to 50 years, health news reported. Half of the women were randomly assigned to take a calcium/vitamin D supplement twice a day, which provided 1,200 mg of calcium daily. The other half took placebo pills.
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplement may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is already quit low.
Researchers from Canada had 63 overweight or obese, middle-aged woman go on a calorie restricted diet. All had been getting inadequate calcium in their diets less then 800 mg, compared with the recommended 1,000 mg for woman age 19 to 50 years, health news reported. Half of the women were randomly assigned to take a calcium/vitamin D supplement twice a day, which provided 1,200 mg of calcium daily. The other half took placebo pills.
It was found that those who took a calcium plus-vitamin-D supplement in addition to a lower calorie diet lost no more body fat over 15 weeks then those given a placebo. When the researchers looked at only those women with a very low calcium intake before the study, the supplement did seem to have a benefit. Among the woman who had been getting less than 600 milligrams of calcium per day the calcium/vitamins D supplement spurred greater reduction in weight and body fat.
While the reason for the benefits in unclear, there was evidence that the supplement helped curb women’s appetite for fatty food. During a buffet-style test meal, it was found that women in the placebo group. While the result from the test meals suggests that extra calcium may help calcium-deficient woman curb their appetites while dieting, more research is needed to confirm that.
The hypothesis is that the brain can detected the lake of calcium and seeks to compensate by spurring food intake, which obviously works against the goals of any weight loss programme. Sufficient calcium intake seems to stifle the desire to eat more.
Some past studies have suggested that calcium helps speed fat lost among dieters. However, the above findings suggest that for overweight people with a very low calcium intake, calcium/vitamin D supplements might be necessary for weight-loss success.-APP
Some past studies have suggested that calcium helps speed fat lost among dieters. However, the above findings suggest that for overweight people with a very low calcium intake, calcium/vitamin D supplements might be necessary for weight-loss success.-APP
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