CONCLUSIONS Supplementation with vitamin D showed no effect on adiposity measures in adults
CONTEXT The independent or interactive effects of vitamin D and calcium on adiposity remain inconclusive .
OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to assess whether vitamin D and calcium supplements cause changes in adiposity .
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and fat mass loss in female very low-calcium consumers: potential link with a calcium-specific appetite control.
This r and omized , double-blind , placebo-controlled study was conducted to compare the effect of a 15-week weight-reducing programme ( -2900 kJ/d ) coupled with a calcium plus vitamin D ( calcium+D ) supplementation ( 600 mg elemental calcium and 5 microg vitamin D , consumed twice a day ) or with a placebo , on body fat and on spontaneous energy/macronutrient intake . Sixty-three overweight or obese women ( mean age 43 years , mean BMI 32 kg/m2 ) reporting a daily calcium intake < 800 mg participated in present study . Anthropometric variables , resting energy expenditure and spontaneous energy intake were measured before and after the 15-week programme . The calcium+D supplementation induced no statistically significant increase in fat mass loss in response to the programme . However , when analyses were limited to very low-calcium consumers only ( initial calcium intake < or = 600 mg/d , n 7 for calcium+D , n 6 for placebo ) , a significant decrease in body weight and fat mass ( P < 0.01 ) and in spontaneous dietary lipid intake ( P < 0.05 ) was observed in the calcium+D but not in the placebo group . In very low-calcium consumers , change in fat mass was positively correlated with change in lipid intake . During the weight-reducing programme , a calcium+D supplementation was necessary in female overweight/obese very low-calcium consumers to reach significant fat mass loss that seemed to be partly explained by a decrease in lipid intake . We propose that this change in lipid intake could be influenced by a calcium-specific appetite control
CONCLUSIONS Supplementation with vitamin D showed no effect on adiposity measures in adults
CONTEXT The independent or interactive effects of vitamin D and calcium on adiposity remain inconclusive .
OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to assess whether vitamin D and calcium supplements cause changes in adiposity .