Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Rodney wrote: >From reading the abstract I am not certain that another possibility might not be that the consumption of milk products diminished appetite and overall caloric intake, and thereby adipose tissue. I do not see how there could be a "might" about "diminished caloric intake". Calorie restriction was definitely a part of the study, & was measured (for 24 weeks). Appetite response of the participants (due to calorie restriction or the foods provided) were not mentioned as a focus in the study. Whether or not their reduced caloric intake was voluntary (due to a diminished appetite) is not the point in the summary. The point of the study is that "dietary calcium significantly augmented weight and fat loss secondary to caloric restriction and increased the percentage of fat lost from the trunk region, whereas dairy products exerted a substantially greater effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Hi Apricot: Thanks for getting me to re-read the abstract. You are right, the results had absolutely nothing to do with diminished appetite, since they were all on the same CR number of calories. But, since they were all on a 500 kcal/day caloric deficit, I am still puzzled about how increased calcium alone could dramatically increase weight loss. The calories must be being disposed of one way or another, unless the loss of weight is primarily water from fat cells ....... Could the increased dairy product effect possibly be a 'high-fat-Atkins' phenomenon? This clearly would depend on the type of the additional dairy product used (lactose-free, full fat cheese for example). But that still would not explain the increased weight loss observed with the straight calcium supplementation. So the possible explanations for this apparent violation of the (immutable?) laws of thermodynamics, attributed to the calcium, include: diminished caloric absorption; loss of water; elevated metabolism; anything else? But if it works, it works. Rodney. > > >>From reading the abstract I am not certain that another possibility might not be that the consumption of milk products diminished appetite and overall caloric intake, and thereby adipose tissue. > > > > I do not see how there could be a " might " about " diminished caloric > intake " . Calorie restriction was definitely a part of the study, & was > measured (for 24 weeks). > > Appetite response of the participants (due to calorie restriction or the > foods provided) were not mentioned as a focus in the study. Whether or > not their reduced caloric intake was voluntary (due to a diminished > appetite) is not the point in the summary. > > The point of the study is that " dietary calcium significantly augmented > weight and fat loss secondary to caloric restriction and increased the > percentage of fat lost from the trunk region, whereas dairy products > exerted a substantially greater effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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