How Vitamin D Can Help You Lose Weight
Do you know that sunlight increase your vitamins D intake?
According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion in the world are currently overweight. 400 million of those 1.6 billion are obese. All people with a BMI equal to or greater than 25 are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or more, you fall into the 400 million obese people in the world. Weight gain is a problematic epidemic sweeping across the globe, which can mostly be connected to unhealthy eating and lack of exercise. Hundreds of thousands of diets and exercises plans currently exist, and it seems that a new plan emerges every year which health “experts” proclaim as the “great, new way” to live healthy. Unfortunately, most of these diets are ill researched and some even cause long term health issues or deprive the body of essential nutrients that it needs to function. However, recent studies show that there are natural elements which may aid weight loss and Vitamin D is one of them.
Recent research from the University of Minnesota suggests that the Vitamin D levels in your body may predict your success for weight loss. It is no coincidence that as numbers in weight gain swell worldwide, Vitamin D deficiencies become more prevalent as well. At a college in Georgia, a study of 650 teens found that those with higher Vitamin D intakes had lower amounts of both overall body fat and fat in their abdomen. Although no direct conclusions can be drawn from the study, its results certainly garnered the interest of scientists.
However, the study from the University of Minnesota does draw direct correlations between increased Vitamin D intakes coupled with a low-calorie diet to produce better weight loss results. Subjects who increased their Vitamin D intakes and took part in a lower calorie diet lost nearly a half pound more according to the amount of Vitamin D introduced into their system.
Vitamin D plays a role in triggering the hormone leptin, which signals to your body that you are full when eating. When your body is Vitamin D deficient, the triggering of this hormone is interrupted, and you can become prone to overeating. Further, fat absorbs vitamin D, which may also limit its overall interaction with your body and immune system.
Scientists are continuing to study the direct correlations between the prevalence of weight gain and Vitamin D deficiencies. More and more evidence suggests that there is a connection between Vitamin D intakes and the weight issues which currently plague many world citizens. If you are currently battling weight problems and looking for supplements to your current diet and exercise routine, Vitamin D may be your solution. Try spending your exercise time out in the sunlight to increase your Vitamin D intake. Additionally, adding a steady amount of fish to your diet (tuna, salmon, catfish, sardines) as well as most yogurts and milk are healthy ways of increasing your Vitamin D intakes. Maintaining a healthy way is balance of many factors, but due to the additional health benefits of Vitamin D, adding this to your weight loss plan can only be beneficial.
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