Some of the earlier reports suggested that eating dairy products may help in the goal of weight loss. But it has been seen that downing more of dairy products is hardly going to help the women in trimming their waistline at least not in the short run.
After studying the dairy product intake of a group of women for a year who took 3 to 4 glasses of milk the researchers found that in fact these women were no more likely to gain or lose weight in comparison to those women who took just 1 glass of milk every day. These findings throw light on the fact that if dairy products have to be taken then they hardly make any noticeable difference and even if the difference is made then it would not be noticeable before one year. Since obesity has become a grave problem therefore the researchers try to find out ways and measures to find out some solution to this burgeoning problem. It is likely that the effect of calcium or dairy products on preventing gain of body fat is relatively small, and therefore it will take a long time to see the changes. However, a small difference, potentially by consuming calcium or dairy, may make a big difference over several years.
An increasing amount of evidence has suggested that the more calcium people get, the more likely they are to lose weight. For instance, in one study that followed 54 young women for 2 years, investigators found that the more calcium women consumed, the more weight and body fat they lost.
However, not all studies have linked calcium to weight loss, with some showing that it appears to have no effect on body fat or weight. To investigate further, 155 women were observed who were between the ages of 18 and 30 for one year, noting their intake of calcium and whether their weight changed.
The researchers said that it was "not surprising" that women didn't lose weight, because the women who were studied, were all young, active, and already had a healthy weight. The original purpose of the study was to determine if calcium helps stop women from gaining weight. However, since none of the women - even low-calcium consumers - appeared to gain weight, this study sheds little light on whether calcium has any impact on weight gain.
Thus it can be definitely said that adding dairy to your diet does not increase weight or body fat. |
