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The claim

High-dose vitamin D can help the body turn excess calories into muscle instead of fat.

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the claim is based on a mouse study and that there is no clinical evidence showing vitamin D redirects calories into muscle in humans. It also notes that the mouse study used extremely high doses, which the review says would exceed safe human intake levels.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026