Can a multi really work like a diet pill? My pal and I have always joked that we have a little extra “junk in the trunk.” But she recently lost 15 pounds—so now the joke’s on me. She claims that all she did was start taking a multi-vitamin. Are these results for real?
Believe it or not, a groundbreaking study in the United Kingdom found that women who took a daily multi shed three times more weight than those who skipped the vitamins, plus they experienced a significant reduction in appetite and cravings. Here’s why: Stress and common meds (like aspirin) can drain weight-controlling nutrients from the body. But a multivitamin corrects shortfalls. Vitamin C lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol, B vitamins metabolize carbs and calcium prevents cravings and hormonal imbalances.
