Drink Milk..Lose Weight...»

Drinking milk regularly could help
you shed weight, finds a recent
study.
In a two-year weight loss study,
milk drinkers had an advantage over
those who skipped the milk, reports
the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition.
Researchers led by Danit Shahar
from the Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev in Israel, found that
adults who drank nearly two glasses
of milk daily, which provided the
highest Vitamin D levels at six
months, lost more weight after two
years than those who had little or no
milk or milk products -- nearly six
kilograms weight loss, on average.
More than 300 overweight men and
women aged 40 to 65 years, took
part in the study following low-fat,
Mediterranean or low-carb diets for
two years, according to a Ben-
Gurion statement.
Regardless of diet, researchers
found participants with the highest
dairy calcium intake six months into
the study (averaging about 580 mg
daily- the amount in nearly two
glasses of milk) lost about six
kilograms at the end of the two
years, compared to about 3.5 kg for
those with the lowest dairy calcium
intake (averaging about 150 mg, or
about half of a glass).
Beyond calcium, the researchers
also found that Vitamin D levels
independently affected weight loss
success and in line with previous
research, milk and milk products
were the top contributors to Vitamin
D in the diets of the study
participants.
Despite the potential health
benefits, many Americans are still
not getting the recommended 400
international units (IU) of Vitamin D
daily -- the amount in four glasses
of fat free or low-fat milk