Obesity induced magnesium deficiency can be treated by vitamin D supplementation.

What Was Tested

This randomized controlled trial looks at Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

To determine the effect of vitamin D injection on Serum Magnesium concentration in obese and non obese women.

Who Took Part

The study group was 82 women.

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were teenagers, young adults, adults and middle-aged adults, women only.

This Interventional study was performed on 82 women (17-50 years) which were randomly selected from general population of Tabriz city.

They were assigned into two experimental groups.

How the Study Was Run

The researchers set it up as a randomized study.

The women were allocated by chance, so the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc group and the comparison group should start out alike.

Obese group with stage 1 and 2 obesity and non obese group with normal weight.

Weight was measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated Seca scale.

Height was measured using a cotton ruler which was pasted on the wall.

Body mass index was calculated based on weight and height results.

Serum Magnesium was measured calorimetrically and Serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D was estimated by Chemiluminescence Immune Assay method (CLIA).

What Was Measured

The subject headings attached to it are Body Mass Index, Dietary Supplements, Magnesium, Magnesium Deficiency, Obesity, Vitamin D and Vitamins.

What This Means in Plain Language

The paper is a randomized study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 82 women.

Results are reported in around 6 sentences of the abstract; we leave them to the paper itself rather than summarise them.

The publication is from 2009 (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association), a journal based in Pakistan.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.