Advertisements saying dairy products help you lose weight are misleading

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Advertisements saying dairy products help you lose weight are misleading

Dairy industry have asserted the claim using millions of dollars in

commercial advertising

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/w-asd050208.php

Asheville, N.C. – May 1, 2008 – There have been recent claims that dairy

products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has hyped

the assertion by investing millions of dollars in commercial

advertising. However, a new review of the evidence published in the

journal Nutrition Reviews reveals that neither dairy nor calcium intake

promotes weight loss.

Amy Joy Lanou of the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Neal

Barnard with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in

Washington, DC, evaluated evidence from 49 clinical trials from 1966 to

2007 that assessed the effect of milk, dairy products, or calcium intake

on body weight and BMI, with or without the use of dieting.

Evidence from the trials showed that neither dairy products nor calcium

supplements helped people lose weight. Of the 49 clinical trials, 41

showed no effect, two demonstrated weight gain, one showed a lower rate

of weight gain, and only five showed weight loss.

An association between calcium or dairy intake and weight loss seen in

some observational studies may be attributable to other factors, such as

exercise, decreased soda intake, lifestyle habits, or increased fiber,

fruit, and vegetable intake.

“Our findings demonstrate that increasing dairy product intake does not

consistently result in weight or fat loss and may actually have the

opposite effect,” the authors conclude.

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This study is published in the May 2008 issue of Nutrition Reviews.

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Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., is affiliated with the Department of Health and

Wellness at the University of North Carolina Asheville and can be

reached for questions at alanou@....

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