Nutrition and Health

• Take Steps Now to Prevent Osteoporosis
• Eating Dairy Lowers Systolic Blood Pressure
• Milk - The healthy punch
• Milk, Cheese and Yogurt: The Power of Nine
• Limiting dairy can cause weak bones
• DASH to the Diet - Hypertension and you
• Dairy products and immunity - There is a link
• Milk: What makes it so good for you?
• Calcium: Where else to find it besides milk
• So you're lactose intolerant - What does that mean?

Children

• 'D' ficient teens need more milk
• More Evidence That Milk Makes Bones Stronger
• Drink Milk: Your Kids Are Watching!
• Children and dairy - The earlier the better
• Dairy is key to promoting healthy bones
• Plenty of reasons to smile about flavored milk

Weight Control

• Dairy's role in weight management
• Moderate, regular eating decreases obesity risk
• Calcium enhances weight loss efforts

Health and Nutrition

Calcium enhances weight loss efforts

Research in animals and humans over the past 10 years suggests that if Americans increase their consumption of dairy products and calcium, they may be on their way to reducing the growing epidemic of obesity and insulin resistance syndrome. The review looked at studies that included a wide age range of Caucasians and African Americans, both male and female, and found that increased calcium intake may help increase weight and/or fat loss. The author concludes, "calcium and dairy products should not be removed from weight loss diets, but instead may enhance the effects of the diet."

Teegarden, D. Calcium intake and reduction in weight regulation. Journal of Nutrition. 2003; 133: 249S-251S.