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Friday, December 19, 2008

Vitamin D Linked to Staying Slim

Young women with normal levels of Vitamin D are taller and slimmer than those who are deficient in the vitamin, according to a new study from McGill University Health Center.

Vitamin D is easily obtained from sunlight and certain foods.

The McGill team used blood tests and body fat assessments on girls ages 16 to 22.

This study appeared in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Labels: weight loss, vitamins

Posted By: Aspen Education Group

Comments:

Ken D Berry MD on 1/10/2011
I'm intrigued by the findings of this study. Yet another benefit of Vitamin D? Ken D Berry MD http://country-physician.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-vitamin-d-shooting-me-in-foot.html