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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 loss 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-Iife.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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