If you ve been struggling to lose weight despite efforts to lead a healthier and more active lifestyle chances are that the calcium intake in your food is quite low. A study conducted by researchers from Laval University Canada in 2009 found that the consumption of calcium and vitamin D supplements may help overweight people to lose body fat [1]. Here s why Indians should take calcium and vitamin D supplements daily. The study included 63 obese women whose daily calcium intake was lower than 800 mg per day. They were put through a 15 weeks long weight loss regime