Vitamin D Deficiency Causes Weight Gain in Girls

A recent study found a lack of Vitamin D causes weight gain and stunts growth in girls: The researchers examined 90 Caucasian and Hispanic girls and discovered that young women with normal vitamin D levels were on average taller than peers deficient in vitamin D. 

This seems a no brainer to get checked. See your doctor, get the blood test, and if you are deficient see what it would take to bring your levels up to normal. Like most things, this is a relatively easy problem to solve once you know it's a problem.

More Information 

• Dr. William Davis in his The Heart Scan Blog has many good sources of information on Vitamin D.