Vitamin D could matter in older women’s weight gain
We mostly get our vitamin D by exposure to the sun, and these days, who just goes out in the sun? So there’s been a lot of attention given to — and confusion over — vitamin D supplements, something many doctors recommend.
Now there’s a new study a possible vitamin D benefit: In a group of women older than 65 who had gained weight over 4½ years, those whose levels of the vitamin were low had gained a little more weight, researchers found in a study published Monday.
The study adds to the conversation about vitamin D, but the researchers say more study is needed about any possible connection between weight and vitamin D.
“This is one of the first studies to show that women with low levels of vitamin D gain more weight, and although it was only 2 pounds, over time that can add up,” said Erin LeBlanc, the author of the study and an endocrinologist and researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore.
LeBlanc’s study was published online in the Journal of Women’s Health.
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