2 min readLondonSep 17, 2010 05:10 PM IST
First published on: Sep 17, 2010 at 05:10 PM IST
Want to shed the flab? Drink two glasses of milk daily,says a new study.
In the two-year study,researchers in Israel have found that adults who drank almost two glasses of milk a day had the highest Vitamin D and calcium levels,and lost an average of almost 12 pounds.
That is almost double the weight loss of dieters who had little or no milk products. And each additional three -quarter glass serving of milk led to some dieters losing as much as 10 pounds after six months,according to the study.
More than 300 overweight or at-risk men and women aged 40-65 took part in the two-year study. They followed either a low-fat,low-carbohydrate or a ‘Mediterranean’ diet based on fish,fruit,vegetables,yogurt,olive oil and bread.
But regardless of which diet participants were on,the researchers found those with the highest dairy intake lost the most weight.
They found that those averaging about 580 mg per day six months into the study,the amount in nearly two glasses of milk,lost about 12lb after two years. This compares with about 7 pounds in weight loss for those with the lowest dairy calcium intake.
The researchers in Israel also found that Vitamin D levels — whether from milk or other sources – independently affected weight-loss success.
The findings have been published in the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’.
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