Vitamin D and Body Weight
The Evidence
A systematic review of the evidence performed in 2009 for the Institute of Medicine by the Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center in preparation for revisions to the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D and calcium concluded the following regarding vitamin D and body weight:1
- No studies evaluated serum 25(OH)D concentrations and risk of obesity or overweight;
- Only randomized controlled trials were evaluated for changes in body weight;
- Three randomized controlled trials compared a range of dosages (300 IU/d to 120,000 IU every 2 weeks) to placebo in terms of changes in body weight;
- Vitamin D supplementation had no significant effect on body weight change.
Learn more on the subject:
- Vitamin D and Health
- Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease
- Vitamin D, Hypertension and Blood Pressure
References
- Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center. Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes. Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009.
Keywords: vitamin D , healthy weight
