Calcium Lowers Cardiovascular Risk In People On A Weight Loss Program
February 22, 2007
University Laval Faculty of Medicine researchers have discovered
that taking calcium and vitamin D supplements while on a
weight
loss program lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers Genevieve C Major, Francine Alarie, Jean Doré,
Sakouna Phouttama, and Angelo Tremblay published the details
of their findings in the January issue of the American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition.
The scientists enrolled 63 women with a body mass index
over 30 on a 15-week low-calorie diet.
In addition to the low-calorie diet, participants were
given daily tablets containing either a placebo or 1,200
mg of calcium with vitamin D "to facilitate calcium
absorption," adds Dr. Tremblay. At the end of the 15-week
period, researchers observed greater drops in LDL (bad cholesterol)
and increases in HDL (good cholesterol) in the calcium-plus-vitamin
D group.
Researchers also observed that the amount of weight lost
during the 15 weeks did not seem to have an impact on the
improvement seen in cholesterol levels. This suggests that
calcium and vitamin D supplementation might also lower cardiovascular
risk in women with low calcium intake as it does with women
on a diet.
The authors conclude that prescribing calcium and vitamin
D supplements should be considered as a component of weight
loss programs meant at people with insufficient calcium
intake.
Study find that relationship between calcium and obesity
for the past six years results, published revealed that
people with low calcium intake have a higher fat percentage,
wider waists, and higher bad cholesterol levels than people
whose calcium intake is moderate or sufficient.
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