15Sep/102
Vitamin D is linked with weight loss, but I GAINED weight after taking supplements for a deficiency. Why?
I took very high doses for three months (50,000 IUs 2x/week), and now I am on 2,000 IUs daily. (If it helps, the recommended allowance is 400 IUs per day.) I've gained ten pounds since I began the supplements. No other changes in diet, exercise, medications, etc. have been made during that time. Any ideas?
These levels were prescribed for me by an endocrinologist because I was extremely deficient. (My blood tested 17 units when the minimum healthy amounts are 32 units.)
September 15th, 2010 - 10:53
Why in the world would you take so much. If your doctor prescribed it, then he is an idiot, if you are taking them on your own, i advise you to stop. Not just because of the weight, but for health reasons.
Vitamin D toxicity,Hypervitaminosis D, and hypercalcaemia can have very damaging neurological and cardiac problems, including heart attack or stroke, and will also damage the kidneys.
September 15th, 2010 - 10:53
Chemical processes occur in the liver, and then the kidney, to produce calcitriol which is the active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol is a chemical that helps calcium and phosphorus to be absorbed from the gut. The calcium and phosphorus are essential for the structure and strength of our bones.