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Milk and weight loss
| Mon, 09-27-2004 - 12:32pm |
I'm sure we've all heard;"Milk...it does the body good",but I've seen LOTS of places that now say adding some milk into your daily life may also help in shedding those unwanted pounds.
Well since I don't drink any milk(nasty stuff imo..unless it's chocolate and then whats the point),I was wondering how many of you DO drink milk daily and how do you feel about whats being said about milk and weightloss.Does it work? Do you think it's a bunch of hooey?
Just curious what people thought ;o)
Bren

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About your suggestion on the chocolate milk... don't you think that would defeat the purpose, since chocolate adds fat (and carbs I think?) Not that I'd mind drinking chocolate milk... just want to make sure the benefit would still be there!
- Yav
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
I'm not convinced about dairy helping you lose weight, though. If consuming dairy products kept your weight down, then I wouldn't be where I am lol! But I know that between my milk and yogurt consumption, I meet the requirements.
~~Linda
~~Linda
Most of the time, I go to Starbucks and order a tall mocha with skim milk and no whip....emmmmm yummy.
Zoei
But here is a new question for you guys. If you heat milk up, like for lattes, does that kill off the calcium or anything? I would think that all the good stuff is still there, but you never know.
Edited 9/28/2004 12:31 pm ET ET by pickle_puss
Kerry
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
The question is from someone seeing the ads that say if you drink 24oz of milk every 24 hours, it'll help you lose weight, is this true?
The answer is that it's true for *some* people. "Since 2000, published studies have consistently found that people who meet the recommended dietary allowance for calcium (1,000 milligrams daily for women) have lower body weights and lower body fat."
They go on to say that additional studies are needed to verify the connection, of course, but that they do know not getting enough calcium can make it easier for you to gain weight. "The body responds to a calcium deficiency by releasing hormones such as calcitriol to help absorb more of this mineral. 'Calcitriol sends the fat cells a message to start making more fat and sends another message to slow down the process of fat breakdown and oxidations,' explains Michael Zemel 'A higher calcium diet helps you burn more fat for a smaller, leaner fat cell.' "
So, there's a bit of science behind it, but it's all still being studied.
- Yav
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
But we were in the Super Walmart the other day and they were passing out brochures that say on the front "Burn more fat, lose weight!" Inside the pamphlet, it gives you recipes and coupons for dairy products. It also gives you a little literature about dairy products and weight loss.
Here is the website that goes along with the pamphlet (sp?)
http://www.3aday.org/
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