Waist size reduced 3 cm by Vitamin D in those with Metabolic Syndrome – Jan 2017

6 months of Vitamin D

Note: some other groups have all loading dosing completed in 1 week, or even one day
Study did not test vitamin D levels at the end of the 6 months, but probably those getting > 30ng of Vitamin D would have had much more than a 3 cm reduction in waist size

See also VitaminDWiki

• Vitamins To Speed Up Metabolism And Aid Weight Loss – May 2011
• Overview Metabolic Syndrome and vitamin D
• Weight loss and Vitamin D, Calcium, and Magnesium
• Dieters lost 5 more pounds if achieved more than 32 ng of vitamin D – RCT March 2014
• Less weight gain if add Vitamin D, even if have a high fat diet (in rats) – RCT Dec 2017
• Obese are 30 percent more likely to have poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2017
  There are many ways to get-around the Vitamin D Receptor problem

Overview Loading of vitamin D contains the following

Vitamin D loading dose (stoss therapy) proven to improve health overview
If a person is or is suspected to be, very vitamin D deficient a loading dose should be given

• Loading = restore = quick replacement by 1 or more doses
• Loading doses range in total size from 100,000 IU to 1,000,000 IU of Vitamin D3
  • = 2.5 to 25 milligrams
• The size of the loading dose is a function of body weight - see below
  • Unfortunately, some doctors persist in using Vitamin D2 instead of D3
• Loading may be done as quickly as a single day (Stoss), to as slowly as 3 months.
  • It appears that spreading the loading dose over 4+ days is slightly better if speed is not essential
• Loading is typically oral, but can be Injection (I.M,) and Topical
• Loading dose is ~3X faster if done topically or swished inside of the mouth
  • Skips the slow process of stomach and intestine, and might even skip liver and Kidney as well
• The loading dose persists in the body for 1 - 3 months
  • The loading dose should be followed up with on-going maintenance dosing
  • Unfortunately, many doctors fail to follow-up with the maintenance dosing.
• About 1 in 300 people have some form of a mild allergic reaction to vitamin D supplements, including loading doses
  • it appears prudent to test with a small amount of vitamin D before giving a loading dose
  • The causes of a mild allergic reaction appear to be: (in order of occurrence)
  • 1) lack of magnesium - which can be easily added
  • 2) allergy to capsule contents - oil, additives (powder does not appear to cause any reaction)
  • 3) allergy to the tiny amount of D3 itself (allergy to wool) ( alternate: D3 made from plants )
  • 4) allergy of the gut to Vitamin D - alternative = topical

Items in both categories Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome are listed here:

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