Calciol has no detected effect on body mass

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“In the vitamin D group, weight loss was (-0.3 ± 1.5 kg) whereas in the placebo group, it was (-0.1 ± 1.7 kg), differences were not statistically significant between the two groups.”

Quoted verbatim from A 12-week double-blind randomized clinical trial of vitamin D₃ supplementation on body fat mass in healthy overweight and obese women.

This finding among the 67 findings on its endpoint

calciol

Body mass

no difference found

Who: Healthy overweight and obese women in Tehran, Iran, BMI 25 or above, aged 18-50 years, per-protocol completers
Dose studied: 25 ug/d as cholecalciferol tablet, once daily, 12 weeks, against lactose placebo

Moderate evidencePMID 22998754 · 2012

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 3 months

Evidence, by strength

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03 · The paper

Nutrition journal

A 12-week double-blind randomized clinical trial of vitamin D₃ supplementation on body fat mass in healthy overweight and obese women.

2012PMID 22998754doi 10.1186/1475-2891-11-78

What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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