Monday, September 13, 2004
Here's an article I read on MSN Health:
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/85/98720.htm
Here's a cut and paste of the important parts of the article.
Dairy Foods Help Burn Fat, Speed Weight Loss
Milk, Cheese, and Yogurt May Enhance Weight Loss Efforts
...Although calories still count, the study showed that obese adults who ate a high-dairy diet lost significantly more weight and fat than those who ate a low-dairy diet containing the same number of calories...
..."If you compare a dairy-rich versus a dairy-poor diet you can nearly double the rate of weight and fat loss with the same level of calorie restriction," ...
..."Calcium is a critical factor in controlling what your body does with calories, and dairy is an even more critical factor," says Zemel. "Without changing how many calories we take away, we can alter how much weight and fat you lose."...
...Excess fat in the abdominal area has been linked to a higher risk of heart attack and other health problems...
...Previous studies have shown that calcium can boost weight loss by increasing fat breakdown in fat cells. But experts say this study suggests that taking in calcium from dairy products may actually improve on those effects...
..."Dairy for some reason, yet unexplained, has a greater effect on fat loss and specifically trunk fat loss than does calcium alone," says Rachel Novotny...
...But Novotny and Zemel are careful to point out that the results shouldn't be interpreted as license to indulge in dairy products in hopes of spurring weight loss. They caution that the bottom line of successful weight loss is still burning more calories than you take in...
NuhC says: Erm... do note that in the article, only 32 ppl were studied and their diets are low in calorie. They don't go on with their normal diet habits and add dairy products on top of what they usually eat. So don't start pumping in dairy products, but I sure will up my dairy products intake...
Posted by NuhC at 4:11 PM
