Few Endorse Dairy Diet
…at least not yet.
From the Beacon Journal:
The Dairy industry is about to launch a $200 million campaign to try and connect dairy consumption to losing weight. The researchers, who were paid by the dairy industry, are saying that these claims hold. Most other researchers in the field are saying that there is just not enough evidence, and there are inconsistencies in the data.
The dairy campaign is based on research by Michael Zemel, a nutrition professor at the University of Tennessee who since 2000 has published several studies that found people who eat a lower-calorie diet and consume the recommended low- or non-fat dairy servings lose nearly twice the weight as those who only cut calories.
But his research often is misunderstood, Zemel says. It is not a case of drink milk, lose weight. It works only for people who eat a low-calorie diet.
Yes, eat dairy products, but don’t think it’s going to shed you 50lbs.
