Patients with larger waistlines 'should have vitamin D levels checked' - May 2018

Patients with larger waistlines 'should have vitamin D levels checked' - May 2018 Nursing Times

The study, presented at the European Society of Endocrinology

• “The strong relationship suggests that individuals with larger waistlines are at a greater risk of developing deficiency”

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VitaminDWiki

• Fact: Vitamin D reduces weight gain
• Fact: Vitamin D helps weight reduction
• Fact: Overweight and Obese people are highly likely to be Vitamin D deficient
• Fact: For overweight and Obese. Achieving a good level of vitamin D reduces many associated health problems

Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains the following summary

• 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: 168 trials for vitamin D intervention of obesity as of Dec 2021
• 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 428 items See also: Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies   Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies

Obese need more Vitamin D

• Normal weight     Obese     (50 ng = 125 nanomole)

Click here for 2014 study

• Normal weight     Obese     (50 ng = 125 nanomole)

Click here for 2014 study

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See also

• Muscle cells differentiate into fat cells if there is low vitamin D in petrie dish – April 2013
• Waist size reduced 3 cm by Vitamin D in those with Metabolic Syndrome – Jan 2017
• Overweight and obese lost 12 lbs with vitamin D in 6 months– RCT May 2015
• Dieters lost 5 more pounds if achieved more than 32 ng of vitamin D – RCT March 2014
• Obese children – 71 percent had low vitamin D– Jan 2016
• Headaches 3 X as often if Obese – March 2018
• Less weight gain if add Vitamin D, even if have a high fat diet (in rats) – RCT Dec 2017
• Low-calorie diets mimicked by Vitamin D – Dec 2016