Two vitamins—retinoic acid and vitamin D3—can reduce the amount of a hormone called leptin that fat tissue releases, and when used together, they work even better than alone.

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Retinoic acid and vitamin D(3) powerfully inhibit in vitro leptin secretion by human adipose tissue.

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Scientists tested two vitamins — retinoic acid and vitamin D3 — on fat tissue from humans in a lab dish and found that both reduced the hormone leptin, and when used together, they worked even better. This matches exactly what the claim says.

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Retinoic acid and vitamin D(3) powerfully inhibit in vitro leptin secretion by human adipose tissue.

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DOI: 10.1677/JOE.0.1700425

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