Vitamin D plays a major role in weight loss, and a deficiency could be the reason you are unable to lose those extra pounds.
We get our Vitamin D through a process of natural production when we are exposed to sunlight. UV rays from the sun penetrate our skin where it reacts with cholesterol molecules to form Vitamin D. Sunlight is our main source of Vitamin D production. You can also get Vitamin D via nutrition or supplementation.
Vitamin D deficiencies are common due to our limited time outdoors, poor nutrition and the use of sunscreens which prevent Vitamin D production.
Look At 3 Weight Loss Benefits of Vitamin D And How to Get It
There is overwhelming evidence to prove that Vitamin D influences weight loss. A recent study showed that those who supplemented with 25,000 IU of Vitamin D lost an average of 8.4 pounds, while those who supplemented with 100,000 IU of Vitamin D lost an average of 11.9 pounds.
Vitamin D has a profound effect on fat. It is literally a fat burner. This fat burning effect comes from Vitamin D being able to cause a significant decrease in PTH (parathyroid hormone).
This decrease in PTH sets of a chain reaction that switches of genes that promote fat production and storage, and switches on genes that promote fat breakdown and the usage of fat for energy.
A decrease in PTH also stimulates our sympathetic nervous system which causes an increase in our metabolism which burns even more energy and stores less fat.
The overall effect is a reduction in total body fat which results in weight loss.
Hunger and cravings are major causes of weight gain. We all know about those irresistible cravings and hunger that ruin our best diet plans. Vitamin D can reduce hunger and cravings by increasing our insulin sensitivity.
Insulin is a major appetite suppressant and Vitamin D makes our bodies and minds more sensitive to the appetite suppressant effects of insulin. The result is a massive decrease in the feelings of hunger and cravings which helps us stay on track with our diets.
Vitamin D also plays a major role in calcium absorption from the gut. If you are deficient in vitamin d then you will most likely be deficient of calcium.
Calcium shares many of its fat burning and weight loss properties with Vitamin D.A deficiency in vitamin d and the subsequent calcium deficiency will have cost you the weight loss properties of both the vitamins.
In addition, calcium prevents the absorption of fat from the gut. This is a bonus effect that promotes fat loss via excretion.
Now that you know the benefits of Vitamin D and why it helps in weight loss, it’s time to start taking lots of it. But how and how much Vitamin D do we need? Head to this link for more info: http://www.fitnistics.com/3-ways-vitamin-d-causes-weight-loss-and-how-to-increase-your-vitamin-d-levels/
Here’s another resource you can look into:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/vitamin-d-weight-loss
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Ready to take the needed Vitamin D now to help you lose weight?