What Causes Severe Weight Gain While On Becosules Z?

Posted on Fri, 26 May 2017

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Question : I take one capsule each of becosules Z, vitamin D 1000IU, and gemcal plus.
I also take one capsule of uprise D3 60K IU once in every 2 weeks.
I feel i am gaining weight inspite of exercising. I haven't cut down on my diet.
My calcium and vitamin D, B levels were low.
Please tell me if i may gain weight due to any of these.

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

All of the things you are taking appear to be vitamins and minerals only. So I would not expect you to gain weight from them.

I would advise to make sure your doctor is monitoring your Vitamin D levels as you are taking a lot of Vitamin D supplements from multiple sources and you do not want to get excessive levels.

Which of your Vitamin B levels are low?

If you continue to gain weight, I would recommend that you get a thyroid panel (T4, TSH) which is a blood test. Thyroid abnormalities can cause weight problems. If there is a lot of weight gain, further evaluation should be done, such as checking fasting blood sugar, and cortisol/ACTH.

But sometimes weight gain in someone who exercises regularly can be due to an increase in muscle mass as muscle weighs more than fat.

I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.

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