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Dairy products do not help people lose weight 5-18-08
A review published in the May 2008 issue of Nutrition Reviews suggests that
recent claims that low-fat diary products or calcium can help people lose weight
are more of hype than science.
The review by Dr. Amy Joy Lanou at the University of North Carolina in Asheville
and Neal D. Barnard associated with the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicines in Washington DC found that 41 out of the 49 trials showed no effects
of dairy products or calcium on weight.
Among the rest of trials on dairy products versus weight loss, two showed an
increase in body weight, one showed a slower rate of weight gain while the other
five showed weight loss.
The authors said the association between use of dairy products and weight loss
in some "observational" studies may be due well to other factors such as
increased exercise, reduced intake of high caloric foods and increased use of
dietary fiber, fruit, and vegetables among other things.
"Our findings demonstrate that increasing dairy product intake does not
consistently result in weight or fat loss and may actually have the opposite
effect," Lanou and Barnard concluded in their report.
Lanou was cited by Reuter as saying she was not a bit surprised by the findings
because milk is intended for growth. It just doesn’t make sense that a food that
has lots of calories, fats and protein would help weight loss.
Comment: No surprise here! How can anyone believe that food intended to make you grow and pack on the pounds would make you lose weight. Just cause they made one or two people do it, doesn't mean everyone should drink a glass of milk to wash down the 1/2 pound muffin and expect weight loss!