The Facts:
* 63 overweight or obese women with poor calcium intake were given calcium + vitamin D supplementation or placebo during a 15-week weight loss programme.
* Women who received calcium showed beneficial changes in total, LDL and HDL cholesterol levels.
* These improvements were independent of changes in waist measurements.
Shaun’s comment: This was a small study, so the results should be interpreted with caution. However, the findings were interesting: dieting women with low calcium intake had better improvements in HDL cholesterol levels and other cholesterols and glucose tolerance when they took calcium and vitamin D supplements. I’m not sure what the mechanism of this would be, but given the benefits of these supplements in women anyway with respect to bone health, these findings are a nice bonus!
Study reference:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/85/1/54
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