The Times Advocate, 2004-06-09, Page 15Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Exeter Times—Advocate 15
MILK... HEALTHY CHOICE
Fighting the Battle of the Bulge With a 1-2-3 (A Day of Dairy)
Punch Obesity rates are higher than ever with an
estimated 61 percent of U.S. adults
overweight or obese and 13 percent
of children and adolescents
overweight, according to
government statistics. But the good
news is studies show that milk,
cheese and yogurt may play a
critical role in weight maintenance
and weight Toss when coupled with a
reduced calorie diet. In a recent supplement to the
Journal of Nutrition, several experts review recent
studies — and present new information — identifying calcium
and dairy products as potentially powerful players in the fight against
the battle of the bulge. Below are highlights from three of them:
The "anti -obesity" effect of dietary calcium:This paper reviewed
various studies that found calcium and dairy products may help
regulate body weight. In one study highlighted in the review, mice on
a reduced calorie, high calcium diet lost more weight than mice on a
reduced calorie, low calcium diet.The author says data from human
studies suggest that consuming the recommended amount of calcium
daily, specifically from dairy products, may play an important role in
the prevention of adult and childhood obesity.
Building better bodies, beyond bones:A Creighton University
researcher reevaluated data from previously published studies on
women and bone health to determine if calcium intake plays a role in
the risk of being overweight during mid-life.The analysis found that
women who consumed lower amounts of calcium gained an average
of nearly a pound a year by mid-life. Conversely, women who
consumed higher amounts of calcium — the amount of calcium
found in about three servings of milk, cheese or yogurt — averaged a
slight weight Ioss.While the researcher cautions against over -zealous
interpretation of the results, he estimates the
incidence of overweight and obesity
may be reduced by as much as 60 to 80
percent if dietary calcium intakes
were shifted upward to the current
recommendation of 1000 mg a day
(for women ages 19-50).
Calcium enhances weight loss
efforts: Research in animals and humans
over the past 10 years suggests that if Americans
increase their consumption of dairy products and
calcium, they may be on their way to reducing the growing
epidemic of obesity and insulin resistance syndrome.The review
looked at studies that included a wide age range of Caucasians and
African Americans, both male and female, and found that increased
calcium intake may help increase weight and/or fat Ioss.The author
concludes,"calcium and dairy products should not be removed from
weight loss diets, but instead may enhance the
effects of the diet."
***FAST FACTS***
WIN THE WEIGHT LOSS BATTLE Only 3
percent of all individuals meet four of the
five recommendations for the intake of
grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy products
and meats. (Surgeon General's Call to
Action to Prevent and Decrease
Overweight and Obesity)
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