Study states taking Vitamin D supplements can help obese children lose weight
| Sep 28, 2018, 16:14 IST
A new study conducted has found that taking Vitamin D supplements could potentially help obese children shed all those extra pounds. And since it helps in losing weight, it could also prevent the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in the future. The findings of the study suggested that this might be one of the best and most useful methods in eradicating childhood obesity while also preventing the risk of health diseases in the foreseeable future.
A few children were given Vitamin D supplements. These children showed lower body mass index, body fat and improved cholesterol levels after 12 months of supplementation. “These findings suggest that simple vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of overweight and obese children developing serious heart and metabolic complications in later life,” said lead researcher Professor Evangelia Charmandari, of the University of Athens Medical School.
Well, we wonder if this method will be able to help obese children without causing any side effects. The study was presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology. Stay tuned for more updates.
A few children were given Vitamin D supplements. These children showed lower body mass index, body fat and improved cholesterol levels after 12 months of supplementation. “These findings suggest that simple vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of overweight and obese children developing serious heart and metabolic complications in later life,” said lead researcher Professor Evangelia Charmandari, of the University of Athens Medical School.
Well, we wonder if this method will be able to help obese children without causing any side effects. The study was presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology. Stay tuned for more updates.