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Living » Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME By Joseph Mercola, MD •
October 10, 2012 New research shows there’s a definite
connection between low vitamin D levels and obesity, Dr. Mercola
explains. But how do you know how much D you need? This
information, first published Mar 21 & Aug 21, 2012, is
reproduced with kind permission from Dr. Mercola's educational
website (Mercola.com). See footnote* for links to more. Why You
Need More of This Crucial Vitamin If You are Heavy Vitamin D is
a fat-soluble, hormone-like vitamin, and many therefore believe
that if you're obese you need more of it because body fat acts
as a "sink" by collecting it. However, muscle and fat may well
act the same when it comes to storing vitamin D for future use.
New research using mathematical models has shown that a heavily
muscled man and an obese man who