title: The impact of calcium and dairy product consumption on weight loss.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent evidence suggests that diets high in calcium and dairy products are associated with lower body weight, particularly lower body fat levels. The purpose of this study was to compare weight and body fat loss on a calorie-restricted, low-dairy (CR) vs. high-dairy (CR+D) diet.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-four subjects (BMI 30 +/- 2.5 kg/m2, 45 +/- 6.6 years, 4 men) were randomly assigned to calorie-restricted (-500 kcal/d) low-dairy calcium (n = 29; approximately 1 serving dairy/d, 500 mg/d calcium) or high-dairy calcium (n = 25; 3 to 4 servings dairy/d, 1200 to 1400 mg/d calcium) diets for 12 months. Main outcome measures included change in weight (kilograms) and body fat (percentage).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences between groups at baseline. At 12 months, weight and body fat loss were not significantly different. Subjects in the CR vs. CR+D conditions lost 9.6 +/- 6.5 vs. 10.8 +/- 5.9 kg (p = 0.56) and 9.0 +/- 3.8 vs. 10.1 +/- 3.6 kg body fat (p = 0.37).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that a high-dairy calcium diet does not substantially improve weight loss beyond what can be achieved in a behavioral intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0148, USA. Jean.Harvey-Berino@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harvey-Berino
authors.forename: Beth Casey
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lauber
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003611:Dairy Products; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary