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Article: Dairy products and weight.(Scientific Update: A Review of Recent Scientific Papers Related to Vegetarianism)(Brief Article)
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- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Some studies have suggested that a higher intake of calcium is associated with weight loss, although other studies do not see any effect of calcium on body weight. A recent intervention study examined if an increase in calcium from dairy products would affect body weight in young women. In this study, 155 healthy, normal-weight women were assigned to one of three groups-their usual diet that contained less than 800 milligrams of calcium per day (control), a diet in which some of the usual foods were replaced with dairy products so that calcium intake was 1,000-1,100 milligrams daily (medium-dairy), or a diet in which more ...