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453 items in Obesity category - see iist further down this page - VitaminDWiki -
17 Obesity and Vitamin D Receptor studies - Noteworthy Obesity pages - Oct 2019 - Nov 2024
453 items Obesity pages in VitaminDWiki - 71+ VitaminDWiki Obesity pages have WEIGHT in title
- 10+ VitaminDWiki Obesity pages with WEEKLY in title
- VitaminDWiki - Health can be greatly improved by weekly 50,000 IU of Vitamin D - video Lahore - March 2023
- VitaminDWiki - Can get 50,000 IU Vitamin D anywhere on the globe
- Obesity category is associated with Diabetes 35, Intervention 33, Infant-Child 30, Youth 24, Metabolic Syndrome 21, Skin - Dark 20, Virus 19, Women 16, VDR 16, Pregnancy 15, etc.
453 items in Obesity category - see iist further down this page
Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains
- FACT: People who are obese have less vitamin D in their blood
- FACT: Obese need a higher dose of vitamin D to get to the same level of vit D
- FACT: When obese people lose weight the vitamin D level in their blood increases
- FACT: Adding Calcium, perhaps in the form of fortified milk, often reduces weight
- FACT: 204 trials for vitamin D intervention of obesity as of April 2025
- FACT: Less weight gain by senior women with > 30 ng of vitamin D
- FACT: Dieters lost additional 5 lbs if vitamin D supplementation got them above 32 ng - RCT
- FACT: Obese lost 3X more weight by adding $10 of Vitamin D
- FACT: Those with darker skins were more likely to be obese Sept 2014
- OBSERVATION: Low Vitamin D while pregnancy ==> more obese child and adult
- OBSERVATION: Many mammals had evolved to add fat and vitamin D in the autumn
- and lose both in the Spring - unfortunately humans have forgotten to lose the fat in the Spring
- SPECULATION: Low vitamin D might be one of the causes of obesity – several studies
- SUGGESTION: Probably need more than 4,000 IU to lose weight if very low on vitamin D due to
risk factors such as overweight, age, dark skin, live far from equator,shut-in, etc. - Obesity category has
453 items See also: Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies Obesity, Virus, and Vitamin D - many studies
Obese need more Vitamin D- Normal weight Obese (50 ng = 125 nanomole)
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See also Overview Metabolic Syndrome and vitamin D
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17 Obesity and Vitamin D Receptor studies This list is automatically updated
- Obesity is associated with 1 to 5 poor vitamin D genes (childhood obesity in this case) – July 2024
- Obesity decreases BOTH Vitamin D levels and Vitamin D Receptor activation – Oct 2023
- Risk of sleep apnea in obese increases 3.4X with poor vitamin D Receptor – Sept 2021
- Large weight loss 32X more likely to be achieved if weight gain was due to Vitamin D Receptor – Jan 2020
- Obesity 2X higher risk if a poor Vitamin D Receptor (13th study) – Dec 2019
- Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis Nov 2019
- Obesity associated with poor Vitamin D genes (VDR in this study) – Jan 2018
- Skin fold thickness but not BMI associated with poor Vitamin D Receptor in Han Chinese – April 2018
- Resveratrol improves health (Vitamin D receptor, etc.) - many studies
- Obesity might be related to Vitamin D genes – July 2018
- Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor – Dec 2017
- Obesity in 700 young adults associated with a poor Vitamin D Receptor – Jan 2018
- Obese are 30 percent more likely to have poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2017
- Vitamin D restricted in getting to cells by genes, obesity, etc – Jan 2017
- Vitamin D Receptor and Obesity – many studies
- Vitamin D activates the hypothalamus (in rodents) to reduce weight and diabetes– May 2016
- Obesity strongly associated with vitamin D receptor in Saudia Arabia – July 2014
Noteworthy Obesity pages - Oct 2019 - Nov 2024
- 40% of weight loss from GLP-1 is from muscle loss (not so if lose weight with Vitamin D) - Nov 2024
- Obesity and Vitamin D research in 23 years: 6144 studies, 123 countries, 28156 authors – July 2024
- Obese children have poor vitamin D genes (CYP27A1, CYP2R1, CYP27B1) – March 2024
- Predictors of low vitamin D: race, age, and BMI (confirmed now by Machine Learning) – Feb 2024
- Vitamin D supplementation helps after obesity treatment - Dec 2023
- Fat accumulates in legs or arms if low vitamin D - Jan 2024
- Morbid Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D around the globe - meta-analysis Dec 2023
- Low vitamin D might be one of the causes of obesity – several studies
- Obesity decreases BOTH Vitamin D levels and Vitamin D Receptor activation – Oct 2023
- Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies
- Vitamin D restricts new capillary growth (angiogenesis) in fat and cancers
- Obesity of 9,000 US adults: DEXA said 72% were obese, BMI said 42% were obese – June 2023
- Bariatric Surgery and Vitamin D - many studies
- Childhood BMI decreased when add a little Vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2023
- Increased obesity risk in child if low vitamin D while pregnant - Feb 2023
- Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies
- Obesity, Virus, and Vitamin D - many studies
- Vitamin D reduces BMI and waist circumference – umbrella meta-analysis – Sept 2022
- Vitamin D may need Calcium to fight obesity – Aug 2022
- Magnesium in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes - Jan 2021
- High-Dose Vitamin D puts surplus calories into muscles instead of fat (mice) – May 2022
- Response to Vitamin D varies with genes (3,000 IU, weight loss in this RCT) – March 2022
- How obesity reduces the ability of vitamin D to fight health problems such as COVID - Nov 2021
- Slow fetal growth if mother was obese and had low vitamin D (40 ng is good) – Oct 2021
- Sarcopenia with obesity is more likely if dark skin, diabetes, OR COPD (all associated with low vitamin D)
- Parathyroid response to Vitamin D among obese
- Weight loss on low-calorie diet: 7 lbs more lost if got lots of Vitamin D – June 2021
- Need 3X more Vitamin D (or take semi-activated vitamin D) if have poor gut – small RCT May 2021
- Overweight elderly respond well to 3600 IU Vitamin D daily for a year – RCT May 2021
- Obese get less benefit from vaccines: influenza, hepatitis B, rabies and now COVID-19 - March 2021
- More Magnesium needed by obese (Mg Sulfate, women in this case) – RCT Dec 2021
- Low vitamin D is a risk factor for obesity in adults and elderly - Review Jan 2021
- Teens more obese if lower Vitamin D as infant (1.3 more BMI points per 10 ng) – Oct 2020
- Vitamin D concentration in fat is 12X that in blood – March 2008
- Obese taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly lost more weight (again) – RCT Dec 2019
453 items Obesity pages in VitaminDWiki - wiki page:
- Autism risk increased 2X by Obese mother, Even before Conception - Sept 2025
- Obesity is 50% more likely if eat ultraprocessed foods - VItamin D can help
- Many reasons to suspect that microplastics cause weight gain in humans
- Protein increases weight loss and muscle growth - May 2025
- Severely Obese employee (BMI over 39) costs employer 2X as much annually
- Obesity weight loss drugs might be cost-effective for employers
- The Potential Synergy Between Vitamin D and GLP-1 Medications for Enhanced Weight Loss
- More overweight or obese in China than India plus US (by 2050, Vitamin D can help) - April 2025
- Asthma is worse in overweight children – Feb 2025
- Vitamin D, minerals (Mg, Ca, K, Phosphate, Na, Fe, Zn, Cl, Se) and health – 15 studies 2024
- Increased risk of child obesity if low vitamin D while pregnant
- 40% of weight loss from GLP-1 is from muscle loss (not so if lose weight with Vitamin D) - Nov 2024
- Following sleeve gastrectomy surgery, 3,000 IU of vitamin D daily for a year helped – RCT Dec 2024
- Obese person with a cancer is 1.7 X higher risk of subsequent Kidney Cancer (low vitamin D) - Oct 2024
- Dark-skinned people have low vitamin D (Obese pregnant women in UK in this case) – Sept 2024
- Body weight not reduced by small doses of calcitriol – meta-analysis Sept 2024
- Obese women had larger response to oral v.s. injected Vitamin D – Jan 2024
- Water-soluble form of vitamins are needed for some health problems
- Obesity and Vitamin D research in 23 years: 6144 studies, 123 countries, 28156 authors – July 2024
- After bariatric surgery all of the fat-soluble vitamins are lacking (Note: other forms of the vitamins are much better) – meta-analysis July 2024
- 73% of US adults were overweight or obese (31%, 42%) - 2018
- Omega-3 added to father’s diet reduced offspring’s obesity (mice) – June 2024
- Liposuction for Lipedema (10% of women) significantly reduced Vitamin D levels – May 2024
- Weight loss drugs increase unplanned pregnancies (perhaps due to Vitamin D) - May 2024
- Obesity is associated with 1 to 5 poor vitamin D genes (childhood obesity in this case) – July 2024
- UK vitamin D levels vs race and obesity (all less than 30 ng) – April 2024
- Obese children have poor vitamin D genes (CYP27A1, CYP2R1, CYP27B1) – March 2024
- Risk of Vitamin D deficiency with Breast Cancer: 2.7 X if normal weight, 7 X if obese (no surprise) – March 2024
- Obese children had less gene methylation (gene not work as well) – March 2024
- Insulin resistance in overweight youths treated Vitamin D (such as 50K IU weekly) – meta-analysis April 2024
- Predictors of low vitamin D: race, age, and BMI (confirmed now by Machine Learning) – Feb 2024
- Obese asthmatic children Vitamin D - 50,000 IU then 8,000 IU daily - RCT Jan 2024
- Following Bariatric surgery, weekly 50,000 IU of standard Vitamin D is not enough – Jan 2024
- High-dose Vitamin D reduced inflammation and insulin resistance (obese children) - Dec 2023
- 7 of the 8 factors increasing lifespan are associated with Vitamin D - Dec 2023
- Vitamin D supplementation helps after obesity treatment - Dec 2023
- Fat accumulates in legs or arms if low vitamin D - Jan 2024
- Morbid Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D around the globe - meta-analysis Dec 2023
- Low vitamin D might be one of the causes of obesity – several studies
- Vitamin D half life is shorter in asthmatic children who are more obese – Nov 2023
- Obesity decreases BOTH Vitamin D levels and Vitamin D Receptor activation – Oct 2023
- Metabolic Syndromes fought by Vitamin D in 6 ways – Oct 2023
- Obese are 50% more likely to develop or have severe MS (Vitamin D not mentioned) - Oct 2023
- UV reduces cardiovascular and metabolic problems– Vitamin D plus Nitric oxide – Sept 2023
- Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies
- Vitamin D restricts new capillary growth (angiogenesis) in fat and cancers
- Permanent Weight Loss - lots of Vitamin D then water-fast (2 people so far) - July 2023
- Muscle pain in obese women reduced by aerobic exercise plus 50,000 IU Vitamin D - RCT May 2021
- Obesity of 9,000 US adults: DEXA said 72% were obese, BMI said 42% were obese – June 2023
- Bariatric surgery increases risk of bone fracture (less vitamin D adsorbed) - June 2023
- Vitamin D both reduces CVD directly and reduces metabolic problems that cause CVD – May 2023
- Bariatric Surgery and Vitamin D - many studies
- Childhood BMI decreased when add a little Vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2023
- Increased obesity risk in child if low vitamin D while pregnant - Feb 2023
- Cleaning out poor cells (autophagy) is increased by Vitamin D and fasting – Jan 2022
- Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies
- Obesity, Virus, and Vitamin D - many studies
- Vitamin D reduces BMI and waist circumference – umbrella meta-analysis – Sept 2022
- Overweight needed more EPA (4 grams) to fight depression – RCT Aug 2022
- Recent increases in pediatric endocrine problems may be decreased by Vitamin D – Aug 2022
- Obese during childhood usually results in obese adult (M.R., not a surprise) - Aug 2022
- Vitamin D may need Calcium to fight obesity – Aug 2022
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: 75 percent of overweight adults and type II diabetics – Aug 2022
- 500 IU of vitamin D does not reduce the risk of Obesity-related Cancers – June 2022
- Magnesium in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes - Jan 2021
- High-Dose Vitamin D puts surplus calories into muscles instead of fat (mice) – May 2022
- Low vitamin D during pregnancy increases risk of future health problems (obesity etc.) – May 2022
- The Role of Magnesium in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Disorders – April 2022
- Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19 – April 2022
- Response to Vitamin D varies with genes (3,000 IU, weight loss in this RCT) – March 2022
- HIIT reduced appetite of sedentary overweight men, adding a bit of vitamin D helped a bit – RCT Feb 2022
- Less COVID in Japan than US: less obesity (barely mentions Vitamin D and K) - Feb 2022
- Cancer of breast is highest in dark-skinned women (low Vitamin D: dark skin and obese) - Feb 2022
- 4,000 IU of Vitamin D is too small a dose to help Obese - RCT Feb 2022
- Many people are actively trying to lose weight gained during pandemic - Vitamin D will help
- Need more than 2,000 IU daily to get obese people to 30 ng level of vitamin D (not a surprise) – review Jan 2022
- Higher COVID death rates in more obese counties - Dec 2021
- How obesity reduces the ability of vitamin D to fight health problems such as COVID - Nov 2021
- Bariatric Surgery lowered risk of severe liver disease (not a surprise) - Nov 2021
- Vitamin D might a risk factor of insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, etc. (50 ng) – Oct 2021
- Slow fetal growth if mother was obese and had low vitamin D (40 ng is good) – Oct 2021
- Sarcopenia with obesity is more likely if dark skin, diabetes, OR COPD (all associated with low vitamin D)
- High-fat diet reduces CYP2R1 gene needed to make semi-activated vitamin D (mice) – Aug 2021
- Gave vitamin D, decided that heavier needed more (kidney disease in this case) – Aug 2021
- Single 200,000 IU of vitamin D did not benefit the obese in various ways (not a surprise) – RCT Feb 2021
- Parathyroid response to Vitamin D among obese
- Weight loss on low-calorie diet: 7 lbs more lost if got lots of Vitamin D – June 2021
- Based on PTH response, obese adolescents may not need and much vitamin D as non-obese (12 ng vs 16.5 ng) – June 2021
- Need 3X more Vitamin D (or take semi-activated vitamin D) if have poor gut – small RCT May 2021
- Overweight elderly respond well to 3600 IU Vitamin D daily for a year – RCT May 2021
- Co-Epidemic of Obesity and COVID-19 (a co-epidemic of Vitamin D not mentioned) – April 2021
- Risk of sleep apnea in obese increases 3.4X with poor vitamin D Receptor – Sept 2021
- COVID-19 hospitalizations: 63% associated with diabetes, obesity, hypertension or heart failure – Feb 2021
- Obese mice with a good level of vitamin D were given more – it did not help much – April! 2021
- Light case of COVID-19 in immunocompromised obese man with many comordities but good level of vitamin D – March 2021
- Excessive lipids in blood can result in very low vitamin D test results – Oct 2020
- Obese get less benefit from vaccines: influenza, hepatitis B, rabies and now COVID-19 - March 2021
- More Magnesium needed by obese (Mg Sulfate, women in this case) – RCT Dec 2021
- 26 health factors increase the risk of COVID-19 – all are proxies for low vitamin D
- Less obese child if supplemented with Vitamin D as an infant– meta-analysis Feb 2021
- Low Vitamin D is a risk factor for obesity in adults and elderly - Review Jan 2021
- Unhealthy obesity 5 percent more likely with each ng less Vitamin D – Nov 2020
- Obese children had 2.2 X less response to a single dose of Vitamin D – Oct 2020
- Teens more obese if lower Vitamin D as infant (1.3 more BMI points per 10 ng) – Oct 2020
- Fetus conceived by slender mom grown by obese mom is more likely will become obese - Sept 2020
- Hypothesis: Obesity reduces Vitamin D production by repressing CYP2R1 gene in liver and fat tissue – July 2020
- Obesity not helped by daily vitamin D (summary of 20 RCTs using 100 IU to 8,000 IU) – July 2020
- Little weight loss in obese children from very small amount of vitamin D (1200 IU) – RCT April 2020
- Vitamin D concentration in fat is 12X that in blood – March 2008
- Large weight loss 32X more likely to be achieved if weight gain was due to Vitamin D Receptor – Jan 2020
- 20,000 IU of Vitamin D weekly gave many benefits – RCT Aug 2019
- The higher the BMI, the lower the Vitamin D, with some difference between men and women – Dec 2019
- Obese taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly lost more weight (again) – RCT Dec 2019
- 2.3 X more weight loss in those who had low vitamin D levels and took some – Dec 2019
- Obesity 2X higher risk if a poor Vitamin D Receptor (13th study) – Dec 2019
- PTH failed to decrease with Vitamin D if overweight and had low Magnesium – Aug 2019
- Increased risk of weight gain when gene restricts Vitamin D getting to tissues (CYP24A1 in this case) – Nov 2019
- Virus (adeno-36) increases Obesity which then increases risk of another virus (Influenza) - Oct 2013
- Increased weight in children 8X more likely for each unit increase in adenovirus (if ignore Vitamin D) – Nov 2019
- Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis Nov 2019
- Bariatric Surgery is Bad for the Bone (reduce vitamin uptake, etc)– 2016
- The Vitamin That Quadruples Weight Loss - Oct 2019
- 90 percent remission of recently diagnosed diabetes with a low-calorie diet
- The Epidemiology of Obesity, A Big Picture – July 2015
- 25 year review of Adenovirsus and obesity – 2018
- Obese lost 3X more weight with Vitamin D - July 2018
- Adenovirus-36 is strongly associated with Obesity (possibly prevented and treated by Vitamin D)
- Obesity associated with poor Vitamin D genes (VDR in this study) – Jan 2018
- Obesity is increasing globally (many charts, note: vitamin D can help) – Oct 2017
- Vitamin D is linked to metabolic syndrome and obesity – Aug 2019
- Severely Obese not helped much by 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly for 8 weeks – RCT June 2019
- Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D (and treated by D as well) – Aug 2019
- This Common Vitamin Doubles Weight Loss– July 2019
- Ketogenic Diet – if lose 10 kg of weight, restore 4 ng of Vitamin D – June 2019
- BMI decreased by Vitamin D (none of the trials used enough D for long enough) – meta-analysis July 2019
- Obesity 3X more likely in US children having low vitamin D – July 2019
- Interactions of Asthma Vitamin D, Pollution and Obesity – July 2019
- Gut genes related to important disease changed in Obese with 2,000 IU for 12 weeks – May 2019
- Fertility of men and women reduced by obesity and low vitamin D (perhaps synergistically) – June 2019
- BPA is a possible cause of obesity epidemic - Dr. Greger June 2019
- Obesity increases risk of psoriasis (Vitamin D is not mentioned) – Jan 2019
- Obese responded to weekly vitamin D better than non-obese – RCT March 2018
- Skin fold thickness but not BMI associated with poor Vitamin D Receptor in Han Chinese – April 2018
- 4 weeks of Omega-3 better than 2 week 800 calorie diet before Bariatric Surgery – RCT March 2019
- Big Tobacco Hooked Children on Sugary Drinks using flavors, colors, and marketing
- Overweight children are 3.4 X more likely to have low Vitamin D – March 2019
- Obesity cut semi-activation of Vitamin D in half (mice) – Jan 2019
- Waist circumference dropped from 105 cm to 98 cm with just 18 Vitamin D pills - RCT Dec 2018
- The Optimal Dose - Restore Your Health With the Power of Vitamin D3 - 2018
- Vitamin D is sequestered in Fat: total body, adipose, and liver – Dec 2018
- Metabolic Syndrome associated with low vitamin D in abdominal obese women – Jan 2019
- Fat loss, etc. if respond well to 3 years of Vitamin K2 (MK-7, 180 ug) – RCT Jan 2018
- Daily, monthly Vitamin D had similar great benefits, more than 6 months needed – RCT Dec 2018
- Impulsive or binge eating may be associated with low vitamin D – Nov 2018
- Omega-3 may reduce weight gain and maintain weight loss – Aug 2018
- Obese lost more weight on diet if added 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – many RCTs
- Resveratrol improves health (Vitamin D receptor, etc.) - many studies
- Obesity and Vitamin D – Review July 2018
- Lost 19 lbs more if add vitamin D to calorie restriction and walking program– July 2018
- Obesity might be related to Vitamin D genes – July 2018
- Vitamin D probably important for Bariatric Surgery – April 2018
- Half of obese black teens achieved at least 30 ng of Vitamin D with 5,000 IU daily – June 2018
- Patients with larger waistlines 'should have vitamin D levels checked' - May 2018
- Stroke outcome 6.9 X worse if black and overweight (all three related via low vitamin D) – March 2018
- Response by obese to weekly 50,000 IU of Vitamin D – May 2018
- Obese elderly with low vitamin D decreases sleeping well by 30 percent and living together by 8 percent – May 2018
- Indoor pollution is a problem with obese black asthmatic children – May 2018
- Blacks are more obese, have lower Vitamin D, and have more Cancer etc. than whites – Feb 2018
- US adults keep getting heavier– 40 percent obese, 7.7% severely obese (as of 2016) – JAMA April 2018
- Low Vitamin D reduces Fetuin B protein from liver, which increases obesity (mice and children) – April 2018
- Severe Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease treated by Omega-3 – RCT April 2018
- Headaches 3 X as often if Obese – March 2018
- Fewer Breast Cancer deaths if more muscle (probably due to less fat, more Vitamin D) – April 2018
- Obese women deficient in both Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 – March 2018
- Vitamin D, by itself, does not decrease BMI – meta-analysis March 2018
- Military stationed in US counties with more obesity were more likely to become obese – March 2018
- How Omega-3 fights metabolic syndrome and weight – Feb 2018
- BMI reduced by Vitamin D (not much reduction – only got VitD to 26 ng) – RCT Feb 2018
- Less weight gain if more vitamin D (in rats) – 2017
- Obesity special issue in JAMA focuses on Bariatric Surgery (where the money is) – Jan 2018
- Multiple Sclerosis 40% more likely in obese than in overweight (Mendelian randomization) Jan 2018
- Waist size reduced 3 cm by Vitamin D in those with Metabolic Syndrome – Jan 2017
- Less weight gain if add Vitamin D, even if have a high fat diet (in rats) – RCT Dec 2017
- Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor – Dec 2017
- Obesity in 700 young adults associated with a poor Vitamin D Receptor – Jan 2018
- The Convergence of Two Epidemics: Vitamin D Deficiency in Obese School-aged Children – Jan 2018
- Magnesium may help with calorie restriction, ALS, and R-loops in DNA - LEF Oct 2017
- Obese are 30 percent more likely to have poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2017
- Heart problems in obese increase if deficient in BOTH Vitamin D and Magnesium – Aug 2017
- Vitamin D stored in fatty tissue may have half life of 12 months (vs 2 months otherwise) – July 2017
- NAFLD in children nicely treated by combination of Vitamin D and Omega-3 – RCT Dec 2016
- Increased Testosterone and Erectile function, decreased weight with Vitamin D – March 2017
- Type II Diabetes is not prevented by a small amount of vitamin D (proven again) – May 2017
- Multiple Sclerosis much less likely for children who are thin and tanned - April 2017
- MSG induces weight gain in female rats not supplemented with active vitamin D – April 2017
- UVB 50 percent more response in obese than normal weight (other study disagrees) – Feb 2017
- 300,000 IU loading dose of vitamin D does not help the obese much – Jan 2017
- Vitamin D restricted in getting to cells by genes, obesity, etc – Jan 2017
- Low-calorie diets mimicked by Vitamin D – Dec 2016
- Vitamin D Receptor and Obesity – many studies
- Loading dose greatly improves subsequent daily Vitamin D if have liver fibrosis – RCT Nov 2016
- Metabolic Syndrome with and without obesity has low vitamin D - Oct 2016
- Bariatric Surgery problems associated with season, latitude (low Vitamin D) – Dec 2015
- Osteosarcopenic obesity (obese with low bone and muscle mass) twice as likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2016
- Autism 2.1 times more likely if obese and PCOS (relationships to vitamin D not mentioned) Oct 2016
- Obesity linked to 13 cancers, the linkage is probably vitamin D – Aug 2016
- Bigger waist associated with lower vitamin D – 2015
- Severely Obese had low vitamin D (less than 30 nanograms) – Aug 2016
- Obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency but deficiency does not lead to obesity – Aug 2016
- Off topic: Lose weight by drinking water when feel hungry, eat 20 minutes later if still hungry
- Multiple Sclerosis and obesity share some gene problems (as well as low vitamin D) – June 2016
- Vitamin D activates the hypothalamus (in rodents) to reduce weight and diabetes– May 2016
- Prenatal soft drink resulted in 2 times more overweight babies at age 12 months (vitamin D not mentioned) – May 2016
- Obese youths 2X less likely to develop Metabolic Syndrome if take Omega-3 – RCT April 2016
- Omega-3 in infancy reduces Obesity following antibiotic (confirmed in rats, suspected in humans) – Feb 2016
- Obese baboons consume 73 percent more vitamin D – keeping blood level the same – April 2016
- Autistic child 3X more likely if mother was obese and diabetic (both associated with low vitamin D) - Feb 2015
- Huge increases in Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio increase risk of obesity, etc. – March 2016
- Increase in Vitamin D deficiency with weight and skin darkness – chart – March 2016
- Diabetes is more likely if low vitamin D than if obese - Feb 2016
- Vitamin D deficiency and childhood obesity: interactions, implications, and recommendations (5,000 IU) – Feb 2016
- Obese children – 71 percent had low vitamin D– Jan 2016
- 5,000 IU daily or 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly repleted many dark skinned adolescents – RCT Dec 2015
- Overweight women on caloric restriction diet got 3X benefits from 8 weeks of Omega-3 – RCT Dec 2015
- Lard fed to rats has more vitamin D and Omega-3 than does shortening – Dec 2015
- Chinese men with high visceral fat were 4.9X more likely to have low vitamin D (under 30 ng) – Nov 2015
- Hypothesis – Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio increases obesity – Nov 2015
- Obese are 3.4 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis Sept 2015
- Infant risk of obesity increased by 50 percent if low vitamin D during pregnancy – Sept 2015
- Obese children and youths need more vitamin D – Review Feb 2015
- Weight loss increased Vitamin D levels, which improved bones and decreased inflammation – Oct 2015
- Overweight children associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – 2015, 2018
- Antibiotic usage US map is very similar to obesity US map - June 2015
- Hypothesis: Energy metabolism is associated with Vitamin D – April 2015
- During weight loss a 1 percent decrease in fat resulted in 1 percent increase in vitamin D levels - June 2015
- Off Topic: Diabetes 11X increase for just 150 calories of sugar - June 2015
- Obesity causes 20 percent of all cancer, low vitamin D may be the connection – meta-analysis - Sept 2014
- Vitamin D measured in 4000 people for many years – longitudinal associations – May 2015
- Obese of all ages have lower levels of vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2015
- Overweight and obese lost 12 lbs with vitamin D in 6 months– RCT May 2015
- Obese diabetics with dark skins not benefit from 6,000 IU of vitamin D daily (no surprise) – RCT March 2015
- Knee osteoarthritis more painful if low vitamin D, especially among obese – Jan 2015
- Obese teens need more than 2,000 IU of vitamin D for 3 months– RCT Feb 2015
- High risk of extremely premature birth if high BMI (low vitamin D) – June 2013
- Vitamin D3 is stored in fat has not been processed by liver – March 2015
- 24 ng lower response to Vitamin D due to obesity, low initial Vitamin D, and genetics – RCT Feb 2015
- Diabetic hypertension reduced with Vitamin D and Calcium – RCT March 2015
- Weight loss includes muscle loss unless add vitamin D, whey and leucine – RCT Feb 2015
- Obesity causes half a million cancer deaths annually – mainly in developed countries – Jan 2015
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with low vitamin D – independent of BMI – June 2014
- UV (perhaps Nitric Oxide) better than vitamin D at preventing obesity in rats on a high-fat diet – Nov 2014
- Perhaps women have lower levels of Vitamin D because vitamin D hides in fat
- 1.8X increased risk of Obesity if antibiotics were used during pregnancy – Nov 2014
- Obesity analysis by McKinsey (Excellent - even though no vitamin D) - Nov 2014
- Obese need 2X to 3X more vitamin D - Nov 2014
- Obesity increases Cancer - perhaps due to low vitamin D - many articles
- What you eat is a function of what your gut flora wants – Aug 2014
- Low-level antibiotics causes weight gain in mice (and most mammals) – Aug 2014
- Weight loss with salacia reticulata and just 200 IU of vitamin D – RCT 2013
- Obese may need 40 percent more vitamin D - RCT Aug 2014
- Antibiotics and Vitamin D are associated with many of the same diseases
- Obese children probably need more than 25,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – July 2014
- Obesity strongly associated with vitamin D receptor in Saudia Arabia – July 2014
- Less weight gain in mice getting lots of vitamin D – June 2014
- Vitamin D deficiency 4X more likely in Italian teens if: dark skin, winter, obese, little sun, or use sunscreen – June 2014
- Unhealthy obese have even lower vitamin D levels than healthy obese – May 2014
- 40 percent less likely to gain weight if live at high altitude (no mention of UVB nor vitamin D) – April 2014
- Hypothesis: Vitamin D is the link between Osteoporosis, Obesity, and Diabetes – April 2014
- Half of obese children had fatty liver and low vitamin D – March 2014
- The influence of Vitamin D and Calcium on fat and obesity – March 2014
- Dieters lost 5 more pounds if achieved more than 32 ng of vitamin D – RCT March 2014
- Hypothesis- Metabolic disease is due to Tissue Renin-Angiotensin Systems – Feb 2014
- Increasing time with indoor media, prescribe time outdoors - Sept 2013
- Vitamin D may block the obesity gene (FTO) – Jan 2014
- Higher vitamin D at birth associated with less diabetes and obesity 35 years later – Jan 2014
- Adiponectin links vitamin D to obesity – Jan 2014
- More Hypertension in obese children with low vitamin D, especially at night – Dec 2013
- Very poor follow-thu with vitamin D testing and supplementation of obese children – June 2013
- Need 75 IU vitamin D per kg of body weight (volume dilution) – March 2013
- 50,000 IU vitamin D weekly increased levels by 52 ng normally, but only 28 ng if obese – Oct 2013
- Obese diabetics had low vitamin D and spine fractures – June 2013
- No weight loss when average over trials lasting 6 weeks and only 200 IU of vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2013
- Obese children gain weight more quickly when have low vitamin D – Oct 2013
- Need 40 to 80 ng of vitamin D to lose weight – Colgan Sept 2013
- Morbid obesity increases chance of extreme preemie by 3X (low vitamin D not mentioned) – June 2013
- Obese need 2.5 IU of vitamin D per kg to increase 1 ng (about 3.4 X more) – RCT Sept 2013
- UV better than vitamin D in reducing metabolic syndrome in mice – Thesis Aug 2013
- Italian youth vitamin D deficiency increased likelihood: 27X if winter, 5X if obese, etc. – Aug 2013
- Visceral fat is thicker if vitamin D is lower – Nov 2012
- 50,000 IU vitamin D 1-3 times per week helped obese patients in rehab. – May 2013
- Vitamin D roles in obesity: genetics and cell signaling – June 2013
- Those low on vitamin D were 2.4X more likely to gain weight – June 2013
- Hypothesis: Obesity causes vitamin D deficiency and type 2 diabetes - 2012
- Obese have 50 percent less of two enzymes in fatty tissue to process vitamin D – May 2013
- 4,000 IU vitamin D did not change 25OHD to Vitamin D Binding Protein ratio for obese – RCT April 2013
- Vitamin D and Obesity: review concludes that D is just diluted by total weight – April 2013
- Obesity not reduced with 7,000 IU vitamin D daily – April 2013
- Vitamin D and Obesity – Review March 2013
- Muscle cells differentiate into fat cells if there is low vitamin D in petrie dish – April 2013
- Vitamin D associated of where fat accumulates varies by race – 2012
- No apparent genetic association between vitamin D and obesity – Feb 2013
- Obese mothers with adequate vitamin D gave birth to low D and fat infants – Jan 2013
- Obese have a slow, decreased response to 700 IU of Vitamin D
- Higher weight and blood pressure in second generation from mother mouse who had low vitamin D – 2012
- Insulin sensitivity in obese adolescents greatly improved with 4000 IU of vitamin D - RCT April 2013
- Genes indicate that Obesity causes vitamin D deficiency – Feb 2013
- Omega-3 reduced vitamin D3 inflammation for obese – RCT Jan 2013
- Metabolic Syndrome 10% less likely for every 4 ng increase in Vitamin D – Jan 2013
- No association between diabetes level and vitamin D insufficiency in obese youth – Jan 2013
- African-Americans at high risk of obesity and diabetes - 2011
- 7000 IU vitamin D was not enough to reduce obese tissue – RCT Jan 2013
- Lost more weight on low calorie diet if add 600 mg Ca and just 150 IU vitamin D – RCT Jan 2013
- Higher BMI associated with lower vitamin D – Sept 2012
- Heavier kids more vitamin D deficient, especially if dark skinned – Pediatrics Dec 2012
- Obese need more Vitamin D: Volume dilution, IU per pound, or BMI – RCT Dec 2012
- Less weight gain by senior women if vitamin D levels over 30 ng – Kaiser Dec 2012
- 90 percent of Swiss men have less than 30 ng of vitamin D in the winter – Nov 2012
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- 2000 IU raised vitamin D levels of thin teens by 10 ng, obese teens by 6 ng – Oct 2012
- 5700 IU vitamin D improved various growth factors in overweight people – Oct 2012
- Off topic – Proven again – artificial sweeteners actually make you GAIN weight – Oct 2012
- Off topic: Can turn obesity on and off in mice with a gene – but not if obese for too long – Oct 2012
- Obesity of girls in Emirates associated with low vitamin D – Oct 2012
- Overweight women lost fat in 12 weeks with just 1000 IU vitamin D daily – Sept 2012
- Weight loss of at least 10 percent resulted in 5 ng increase in vitamin D levels – Sept 2012
- Obese helped with resistance training by 4000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Aug 2012
- Obese children with celiac disease had lower levels of vitamin D – April 2012
- Diabetes 6X more likely for those abdominal obese who have insufficient vitamin D – June 2012
- Vitamin D less than 20 ng associated with 73 pct chance becoming obese in 11 years – May 2012
- 3X more abdominal obesity among Korean children having low vitamin D – July 2012
- Korean teens more likely to be obese if have less than 18 ng of vitamin D – June 2012
- Bariatric surgery less than 30 ng of vitamin D – 82 pcnt teens, 100 pcnt of black teens – June 2012
- Severely obese having more vitamin D were in better physical condition – June 2012
- Obese need 2X as much vitamin D to get the same response – June 2012
- Obesity reduction with Calcium and vitamin D – controversy May 2012
- Obesity related to osteocalcin but not vitamin D – Feb 2012
- Low vitamin D in womb linked to more weight at age 6 – May 2012
- Obesity epidemic: a perfect storm of deficiency of vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, etc – May 2012
- Adding Calcium and Vitamin D does not consistently reduce obesity – May 2012
- Teen obesity strongly associated with vitamin D deficiency – April 2012
- Less overweight if good outdoor environment (more vitamin D from sunshine) – April 2012
- Half of the women who are fat do not have a high BMI – March 2012
- How might Calcium and Vitamin D cause weight loss – Mar 2012
- 1000 IU of Vitamin D daily drops 5 pounds in 12 weeks – Feb 2012
- Adenovirus-36 association with obesity letter to editor – 2011
- Obesity pandemic since 1975 - is it due to Vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, adenovirus, or what
- Low vitamin D associated with obesity-related diseases for ethnic minorities – Sept 2011
- Obesity (BMI and waist circumference) associated with low vitamin D – Feb 2012
- 400 IU of Vitamin D is just diluted by weight, and not stored in fat – Jan 2012
- Reasons for low response to vitamin D
- Obesity lowers vitamin D which increases probability of diabetes in children – Nov 2011
- Obese teens needed 4000 IU of vitamin D - Nov 2011
- Obesity and diabetes reduced when move to better neighborhood – or better UV – Oct 2011
- Telomeres improved when obese blacks took 2000 IU of vitamin D daily – Oct 2011
- Vitamin D and Resveratrol reduce weight gain in rats - Sept 2011
- Weight loss and Vitamin D, Calcium, and Magnesium
- Vitamin D levels increased when senior women lost weight – July 2011
- Many obesity measures far worse for senior women with low vitamin D – July 2011
- Black women lacking Calcium and Vitamin D weighed more – Aug 2011
- Bone lost during postmenopausal dieting not all recovered with weight re-gain – Aug 2011
- Obese men were 40 percent more likely to be vitamin D deficient than women – July 2011
- 4000 IU vitamin D was not enough to reduce obesity – PhD 2010
- Low Adioponectin and low vitamin D both associated with Obesity – July 2011
- The Vitamin D Diet – book Sept 2012
- Older obese adults got one third the benefit from vitamin D – June 2011
- Weight reduction review – Vitamin D and Calcium may help – July 2011
- Vitamin D less than 10 ng for groups of 45 year olds – May 2010
- Vitamins To Speed Up Metabolism And Aid Weight Loss – May 2011
- Dark skinned obese not helped much by weekly 50000 IU dose of vitamin D – May 2011
- The more vitamin D the lower the infant BMI – March 2011
- Are microbs – probiotics – vitamin D – allergy – asthma – obesity related – Mar 2011
- Virtually all Bariatric Surgery patients vitamin D deficient – should we routinely supplement – Jan 2011
- Black obese children had low vitamin D and more fat under skin than whites – Mar 2011
- Map of BMI increase - Feb 2011
- Higher BMI need more vitamin D – Oct 2010
- Low vitamin D then Obesity then adenovirus-36
- Women can lose weight with vitamin D - Nov 2010
- Middle-aged women gained weight if they did not drink fortified milk – Sept 2010
- 600 mg dairy resulted in 12 pound loss in 2 years – Nov 2010
- Increased forearm fractures in obese children - Nov 2010
- Perhaps low vitamin D increases child obesity - Sept 2010
- Vitamin D Levels at Birth May Predict Obesity Risk at age 3 - Oct 2010
- Half of newborn deaths are due to excessive weight of their mothers – Oct 2010
- More calcium and vitamin D resulted in weight loss – Sept 2010
- How Calcium might help reduce obesity – June 2010
- Overweight and elderly both sunbathe less - 2009
- Overview Magnesium and vitamin D
- Low vitamin D in elderly women associated with being heavier and less active – Jan 2010
- Calcium and vitamin D aided weight loss – RCT Sept 2010
- Why vitamin D is not advertised for weight loss - it was patented
- Weight loss improves both vitamin D and insulin resistance – Sept 2010
- 32 ng vitamin D and 500 mg of Calcium helped reduce weight by 5.6 kg – Sept 2010
- Multivitamins and minerals helped obese lose weight – Feb 2010
- Obesity in American-Indians and African-American teens
- Overview Metabolic Syndrome and vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk: Is there any Relationship - Jan 2010
- Vitamin D and Weight Loss and Obesity – March 2010
- Lose weight and increase vitamin D level in blood – April 2010
- Adequate Vitamin D Levels May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients – Minn. 2009
- Vitamin D Promotes Weight Loss – Jan 2010
- If fat and low on Calcium then taking Calcium and vitamin D will shed body fat 2009
- Obesity references from Vitamin D Council Selected 2007 - Aug 2010
- Overview Obesity and Vitamin D
- Obama task force told that childhood Obesity linked to Vitamin D Deficiency – Aug 2010
- Hypothesis Vitamin D deficiency is a cause of common obesity – 2009
- Weight loss by UV or Vitamin D
- Losing weight increases vitamin D level – June 2010
- Vitamin D3 in obese and non obese African American children – 2008
- Low vitamin D in teens: especially black or overweight – June 2010
- Obese need larger doses of vitamin D – abstract does not say how much - March 2010
- BMI was excellent predictor of vitamin D levels – Feb 2010
- More obese had less vitamin D, and after low calorie diet, vitamin D went up – June 2010
- Amylase increases with age, as does weight
- Lack of vitamin D may account for increased rate of some cancers in obese persons – May 2010
- Girls who were low on vitamin D were 17 lbs heavier -2009
- When BMI is an incorrect measure of obesity - March 2010
- Obesity and vitamin D – May 2010
- Vitamin D and Obesity from vitamin D council newsletter of Nov 2006
- Vitamin D at Experimental Biology meeting April 2010
- Hockey stick relationship between vitamin D and BMI April 2010
- Calcium deficiency is a risk factor for overweight female teenagers April 2010
- Vitamin D and Calcium after Gastric bypass - April 2010
- Obesity started in early 20th century
- Vit D associated with less muscle fat
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