1. Dairy and weight loss hypothesis: an evaluation of the clinical trials
- Author
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Amy Joy Lanou and Neal D. Barnard
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,business.industry ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Adipose tissue ,Physiology ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Calcium ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,law.invention ,Clinical trial ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,Randomized controlled trial ,Weight loss ,law ,Internal medicine ,Concomitant ,medicine ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Weight gain - Abstract
This review evaluates evidence from clinical trials that assessed the effect of dairy product or calcium intake, with or without concomitant energy restriction, on body weight and adiposity. Of 49 randomized trials assessing the effect of dairy products or calcium supplementation on body weight, 41 showed no effect, two demonstrated weight gain, one showed a lower rate of gain, and five showed weight loss. Four of 24 trials report differential fat loss. Consequently, the majority of the current evidence from clinical trials does not support the hypothesis that calcium or dairy consumption aids in weight or fat loss.
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- 2008