Guest guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Hi Rhonda, I've never heard of calcium having anything to do with weight loss but will be interested to see if anyone remembers something about that. [ ] Sprycel Diet Well, I talked to the liaison nurse on the Sprycel trial today and she still hasn't talked to BMS. Promised she'd have information for us by Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Here's some info on calcium and weightloss...(see link below) May have something to do with our problem. Honestly, I have had weight problem since childhood, but then again, that's when my exposure to benzene occurred as well. One problem begets the next. Now, we turn our focus to living well and having lots of fun! Just add a bit of calcium and see what happens? Check with your doctor wizards and see what they say! peace, Rhonda http://www.webmd.com/news/20000417/calcium-low-fat-diet Weight-Loss Tip: Add Extra Calcium to a Low-Fat Diet By Jeanie Lerche WebMD Health NewsApril 17, 2000 -- Got milk? New research suggests you should if you want to lose weight. The study shows that calcium -- three or four daily servings of low-fat dairy products -- can help adjust your body's fat-burning machinery. The key is low-fat dairy sources, says lead author Hang Shi, a postdoctoral student in the Nutrition Institute at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. " High-fat dietary calcium can establish obesity, but it's surprising that low-fat calcium may help reduce body fat, " Shi tells WebMD. " The effect is very significant, much more than we imagined it would be. " His paper on the effects of a high-calcium diet in increasing body fat loss was presented at the Experimental Biology 2000 meeting in San Diego. " The magnitude of the findings was shocking, " says Zemel, PhD, director of the Nutr ition Institute, who is Shi's co-author and doctoral supervisor. In their past studies, Zemel and colleagues have shown that calcium stored in fat cells plays a crucial role in regulating how fat is stored and broken down by the body. It's thought that the more calcium there is in a fat cell, the more fat it will burn. The researchers used mice bred to be obese in their current study. The mice were fed a special high-fat, high-sugar diet for six weeks. All had a 27% increase in body fat. Some were then switched to a calorie-restricted diet. Of those, one group was given calcium supplements (calcium carbonate similar to Tums) and others were fed " medium " and " high " amounts of low-fat dry milk. Body fat storage was markedly reduced by all three high-calcium diets, say the authors. Those given calcium supplements had good results, when combined with the restricted-calorie diet. Mice getting their calcium via supplements had a 42% decrease in body fat, whereas mice eating without supplements had an 8% body fat loss. However, calcium from dairy products produced the best results. Mice on the " medium-dairy " diet had a 60% decrease in body fat, while those on the " high-dairy " diet lost 69% body fat. Researchers also found very small increases in thermogenesis -- the body's core temperature -- which then enhances the effects of calcium gained through diet rather than calcium in supplement form, says Zeme l. " Calcium is no magic bullet. What the study says is that ... higher-calcium diets favor burning rather than storing fat. Calcium changes the efficiency of weight loss, " Zemel tells WebMD. The human body's metabolism makes weight loss difficult, he explains. " Many people who stick to a calorie-reduced diet don't lose weight as fast as they think they should. That's because they activate metabolic protection ... Their bodies sense starvation and hang on to energy -- fat -- more voraciously. " Too many dieters tend to immediately " jettison dairy foods from their diet, because they're just sure they're going to make them fat. In fact, they're shooting themselves in the foot, because they subject themselves to more empty-calorie sources. They would be better off if they would substitute high-fat dairy products with low-fat dairy, " says Zemel. Re: [ ] Sprycel Diet-Rhonda Hi Rhonda, I've never heard of calcium having anything to do with weight loss but will be interested to see if anyone remembers something about that. [ ] Sprycel Diet Well, I talked to the liaison nurse on the Sprycel trial today and she still hasn't talked to BMS. Promised she'd have information for us by Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Thanks, Rhonda! Can't hurt to try! [ ] Sprycel Diet Well, I talked to the liaison nurse on the Sprycel trial today and she still hasn't talked to BMS. Promised she'd have information for us by Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Rhonda, You are right about calcium. Here is a quote from Googling " calcium and weight loss " ..... " The magnitude of the findings was shocking, " says Zemel, PhD, director of the Nutrition Institute, who is Shi's co-author and doctoral supervisor. In their past studies, Zemel and colleagues have shown that calcium stored in fat cells plays a crucial role in regulating how fat is stored and broken down by the body. It's thought that the more calcium there is in a fat cell, the more fat it will burn. The researchers used mice bred to be obese in their current study. The mice were fed a special high-fat, high-sugar diet for six weeks. All had a 27% increase in body fat. Some were then switched to a calorie-restricted diet. Of those, one group was given calcium supplements (calcium carbonate similar to Tums) and others were fed " medium " and " high " amounts of low-fat dry milk. Body fat storage was markedly reduced by all three high-calcium diets, say the authors. " So be sure to take your calcium either in supplement form or in low- fat dairy or whatever. Vicki > > Hi Rhonda, > > I've never heard of calcium having anything to do with weight loss but will be interested to see if anyone remembers something about that. > > > [ ] Sprycel Diet > > > Well, I talked to the liaison nurse on the Sprycel trial today and she still hasn't talked to BMS. Promised she'd have information for us by Friday. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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