Did Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements help you lose weight?
misshoneyz2dab
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My doctor recommended Vitamin D to help me lose weight instead of orlistat. Did it help you?
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I've been taking vitamin D for years, and it hasn't seemed to help me lose any weight.1
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Nope. I guess if you're deficient the side effects could cause a reduction in NEAT/increase in appetite to compensate for tiredness etc but there's nothing that vitamin D does that facilitates fat loss. The only thing for that is a calorie deficit.
I suspect your doctor thinks if you feel better by bringing your vitamin D levels up the knock on will be better adherence and compliance to a calorie deficit. I like that you're being steered away from Orlistat though.4 -
Orlistat has bad side effects!2
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Never heard of vitamin d to help you lose weight1
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No.0
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You know, i think you need to actually look back at the threads you have posted here about all the many supplements you think are going to somehow make you lose weight without any work and read them. Absorb the information. Read the stickied posts at the top of this forum. Absorb the information.15
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Vitamin D helped me get back my energy, because I was significantly deficient (by repeat labs), but only eating less helped me lose weight.4
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VintageFeline wrote: »You know, i think you need to actually look back at the threads you have posted here about all the many supplements you think are going to somehow make you lose weight without any work and read them. Absorb the information. Read the stickied posts at the top of this forum. Absorb the information.
Good catch!6 -
I take both of those and neither have affected my weight loss. It's all about the calories.1
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Did Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements help you lose weight?
I take them both ... and ... no.1 -
No, but they aren't supposed to as far as I know.3
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No, they just help me to reach my calcium and vitamin D goal for the day if i haven't with food.3
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VintageFeline wrote: »You know, i think you need to actually look back at the threads you have posted here about all the many supplements you think are going to somehow make you lose weight without any work and read them. Absorb the information. Read the stickied posts at the top of this forum. Absorb the information.6
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You can type just about every vitamin /mineral into Google and one of the first hits that will pop up will claim that it will help with weight loss.5
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Not directly, but anecdotally and indirectly, maybe. I moved my calcium and vitamin D supps and casein powder to just before bed, which led to me sleeping better, which has probably had a positive effect. Better sleep is good for anyone, but especially those who's bodies are already dealing with the stressors of caloric restriction, exercise, and whatever life provides otherwise.0
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I take Vit D because of the current advice from the NHS. But I don't think it has any magical properties. I also take Iron as a nurse advised me mine was a bit low. Generally though I aim to get a varied diet that will give me adequate micro nutrients without supplements. Some people will need specific requirements based on their health.During autumn and winter (from October until the end of March) the sun isn't strong enough in the UK to produce vitamin D. That means we have to rely on getting it just from the food we eat.
Because it's difficult to get enough vitamin D from food alone, many of us risk not getting enough. Taking a supplement helps to keep levels of the vitamin topped up during the colder months.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/07July/Pages/The-new-guidelines-on-vitamin-D-what-you-need-to-know.aspx0 -
We are all looking for shortcuts, they do not work, eat less, move more. Learn to like veg and beans. Spices do it for me!2
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I have Hashimotos that has been causing problems. I'm on my 2nd increased dose of synthroid. I am also vitamin d deficient. My dr is telling that you need vitamin D in order to absorb the thyroid meds. If you are deficient the thyroid meds don't work as well. So now I'm taking 5000 units of vitamin D a day and a hefty dose of synthroid. We shall see if the 15 pounds I gained this year from Hashimotos problems magically disappears....0
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Here's a new article by PN you might find helpful.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/stop-vitamin-d0 -
Helloitsdan wrote: »Here's a new article by PN you might find helpful.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/stop-vitamin-d
I had a read through, take home message seems to be balance based on need with a bit of a scare factor. It's certainly cold and dark enough here that I’m not going to stand outside for 5-30 minutes with 30% of my skin uncovered. So I will continue to supplement through the winter. Although I don't know anything particularly about the site this made me laugh out loud!
'Take D with care'
Deliberate surely?
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