Obesity is associated with low blood levels or bioavailability of vitamins and minerals. Now research reports that multivitamin and mineral supplementation may promote fat burning and weight loss in obese people. The study’s multivitamin and mineral supplement contained vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, C, D, E and K1, biotin, folic acid, calcium, phosphorous, chloride, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine, chromium, molybdenum, selenium, nickel, stannum, silicon and vanadium. This vitamins and minerals combination may enhance fat burning for energy.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, investigated the effects of multivitamin and mineral supplementation on body fat and metabolism.. Researchers at Harbin Medical University in China administered either a multivitamin and mineral supplement, 162 mg calcium or a placebo daily to 87 obese Chinese women (aged 18-55 years) for 26 weeks. Body mass index (BMI), body weight, waist circumference, body fat measurements, resting energy metabolism and serum lipid (fat) levels were obtained from the participants at the beginning and end of the study.
The researchers found that the supplement group had lower body weight, BMI, body fat measurements and LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol compared to baseline levels and the placebo group. They also had higher resting energy metabolism and HDL ‘good’ cholesterol levels. Findings also revealed that the calcium group had lower LDL cholesterol and higher HDL cholesterol than the placebo group.
“The results suggest that, in obese individuals, multivitamin and mineral supplementation could reduce BW [body weight] and fatness and improve serum lipid profiles, possibly through increased energy expenditure and fat oxidation,” the study authors conclude. “Supplementation of calcium alone (162 mg per day) only improved lipid profiles.”
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