There have been various studies which have found weight loss when increasing one or more of the following

Vitamin D    Magnesium    Calcium

There is a lot of synergy/interaction between these nutrients in the body
There has been a very large decrease in both Magnesium and Vitamin D in bodies during the past 40 years
There has been a significant increase in obesity in the past 40 years
Wonder if there has been any weight loss trial using all three of the supplements

See also VitaminDWiki

• Black women lacking Calcium and Vitamin D weighed more – Aug 2011
• The Vitamin D Diet – Womans Health Magazine – July 2011
• Overview Magnesium and vitamin D
• All items in Obesity and Vitamin D 86 items as of July 2011
• Weight reduction review – Vitamin D and Calcium may help – July 2011
• Map of BMI increase - Feb 2011
• Women can lose weight with vitamin D - Nov 2010 2000 IU
• Perhaps low vitamin D increases child obesity - Sept 2010 BMI higher by only 1 if low vitamin D
• 600 mg dairy resulted in 12 pound loss in 2 years – Nov 2010 with graph
• More calcium and vitamin D resulted in weight loss – Sept 2010
• Calcium and vitamin D aided weight loss – RCT Sept 2010 intervention - but abstract does not say how much was used
• 32 ng vitamin D and 500 mg of Calcium helped reduce weight by 5.6 kg – Sept 2010 intervention
• If fat and low on Calcium then taking Calcium and vitamin D will shed body fat 2009
• Low vitamin D in elderly women associated with being heavier and less active – Jan 2010
• Now we know why vitamin D is not advertised for weight loss it was patented
• Weight loss and vitamin D – SkinnyASP 2010 also has a 2 minute video
• Multivitamins and minerals helped obese lose weight – Feb 2010 intervention - no details in abstract
• Metabolic Syndrome and vitamin D - view of many papers Aug 2010
• Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk: Is there any Relationship – Jan 2010
  • author is scientific director.y of company providing vitamin D testing
• Vitamin D and Weight Loss and Obesity – March 2010
• Adequate Vitamin D Levels May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients – Minn. 2009 widely reported on
• Weight loss associations Vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, Calcium RTF file, not web page
  surfing notes Feb 2012 by Henry Lahore
• Dieters lost 5 more pounds if achieved more than 32 ng of vitamin D – RCT March 2014

Oprah High Calcium AND Magnesium Weight Loss Diet Sept 2007

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A possible indication of Magnesium deficiency: Ionic Magnesium seller

Chocolate, Diabetes, Low Energy and Fatigue

Chocolate: cravings for this delicious treat are associated with low levels of magnesium. Magnesium is a mineral lost during menstruation. Women who can't control their weight have found it easier to do so when they can nix the chocolate cravings. Test yourself with the chocolate test. Here it is. On Monday, do not take any magnesium and then eat a piece or two of chocolate and see how it tastes. On Wednesday, take a fair amount of magnesium right before eating the chocolate and notice the difference in how your tasted buds react to the taste of chocolate. You should notice on the day you took the magnesium before you ate the chocolate that you did not enjoy it as much. On the contrary, when you eat chocolate when low on magnesium, wow! The chocolate tastes better when low on magnesium. We are not saying not to eat chocolate, we are just saying you may be low on magnesium.