Are you one of the millions of Americans who struggles to lose weight, but is stuck and the weight is just hanging on, especially around your middle? You’re not the only one. Studies in exercising have shown us the unfortunate results that you may not be able to eliminate that spare tire no matter how many crunches you do. There is evidence that one way to eliminate belly fat specifically is to increase your intake of vitamin D. Not only is a thinner waist every overweight person’s dream, it is also much better for your health.
Research conducted at the Medical College of Georgia on 650 teens showed that those with a higher intake of vitamin D had lower overall body fat and lower amounts of fat in the abdomen. Abdominal body fat has been linked to a higher risk of some diseases. For women, a waist size above 35 inches and for men, a waist above 40 inches is linked to insulin resistance increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease. When you have insulin resistance, your blood is flooded with glucose, which increases your risk for diabetes. It also fills it with other molecules that promote heart-clogging blood clots.
In the absence of the active form of vitamin D both adipose (fat) and cancer cells are allowed to multiply relatively unchecked. With a sufficient amount of vitamin D however, fat cells are signaled to shrink, making weight loss much easier when calories are restricted and keeping cancer cell growth in check. With so many of us trying to lose weight, we are working against ourselves by not providing our bodies with one of the major tools necessary to reach our weight loss goals. Because there is less sun in the winter and we spend less time outdoors it is even more difficult to get enough vitamin D, which may explain winter weight gain.
ANY LAB TEST NOW® offers the 25-hydroxyvitamin D test which measures the level of active vitamin D in your body. This lets you know if you have the enough vitamin D circulating in your body to start losing weight and, specifically, losing it from your middle. There is hope for eliminating disease and preventing obesity and it may be as simple as popping a vitamin D supplement before you launch your weight loss program. Take the right steps now and your body will thank you.
