A recent study by the Endocrine Society found that men and women with higher vitamin D levels experienced a greater amount of weight loss when on a fat loss diet compared to those with lower levels.  Study participants were put on a reduced-calorie diet for eleven weeks.  The researchers found a linear relationship between baseline vitamin D levels and weight loss.

“Plasma vitamin D predicts subsequent weight loss, suggesting a potential role for vitamin D in promotion of weight loss, perhaps through effects on adipose metabolism,” the study’s authors conclude in their abstract about their findings.

Vitamin D can be obtained from sun exposure, foods (fatty fish such as salmon) and supplements.  If you need to lose weight, get outside, go fishing and catch some salmon!