Worldwide obesity is a growing problem and is driving the epidemic in type 2 diabetes. Large clinical trials have demonstrated that lifestyle modifications can significantly reduce diabetes risk. Attracting attention is the role of dairy foods in preventing obesity and diabetes.

The antiobesity effect of dietary calcium was first observed in a clinical trial studying the antihypertensive effects of dairy products in African-Americans. An increase in the participants' dietary calcium intake from 400 to 1000 mg/day with two cups of yogourt for one year led to a significant reduction in body fat.1 More recently, analysis of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study ...

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