Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 1st, 2006
Study 1: Dairy foods may assist in the management of obesity and overweight.
According to a recent review from the United States, "Dietary calcium appears to play a pivotal role in the regulation of energy metabolism and obesity risk. High calcium diets attenuate body fat accumulation and weight gain during periods of overconsumption of an energy-dense diet and to increase fat breakdown and preserve metabolism during caloric restriction, thereby markedly accelerating weight and fat loss. This effect is mediated primarily by circulating calcitriol, which...
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