ConclusionĬalcium plus vitamin D 3 supplementation for 12 weeks augmented body fat and visceral fat loss in very-low calcium consumers during energy restriction. The calcium + D group also exhibited greater decrease in visceral fat mass and visceral fat area ( P0.05). A significantly greater decrease in fat mass loss was observed in the calcium + D group (−2.8☑.3 vs.-1.8☑.3 kg P=0.02) than in the control group, although there was no significant difference in body weight change ( P>0.05) between groups. ResultsĮighty-one percent of participants completed the trial (85% from the calcium + D group 78% from the control group). Repeated measurements of variance were performed to evaluate the differences between groups for changes in body weight, BMI, body composition, waist circumference, and blood pressures, as well as in plasma TG, TC, HDL, LDL, glucose and insulin concentrations. Methodsįifty-three subjects were randomly assigned in an open-label, randomized controlled trial to receive either an energy-restricted diet (−500 kcal/d) supplemented with 600 mg elemental calcium and 125 IU vitamin D 3 or energy restriction alone for 12 weeks. Due to contradictory findings from intervention trials, we investigated the effect of calcium plus vitamin D 3 (calcium+D) supplementation on anthropometric and metabolic profiles during energy restriction in healthy, overweight and obese adults with very-low calcium consumption.
Recent evidence suggests that higher calcium and/or vitamin D intake may be associated with lower body weight and better metabolic health.
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