Obesity Research

Dairy industry comments on teenage weight study

Published in Diabetes Week, July 4th, 2005

The following statement was issued from the dairy industry in response to Berkey-Willett Study in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

[helv]The findings of a new observational study on teenagers and weight are about the relationship between excess calories and weight gain. The study is not at odds with the body of science that links dairy consumption and weight management in adults. In addition, the milk industry's campaign regarding weight loss has been directed at adults, not children or teens.

The Berkey-Willett study, which is based only on observational data, found that a small percentage of teens who drank more than three...

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