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Eating or Drinking Dairy Causes Obesity
by Dr. Robert O. Young
There have been recent claims that dairy products
can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry
has hyped the assertion by investing millions of
dollars in commercial advertising. However, a new
review of the evidence published in the Journal
Nutrition Reviews reveals that neither dairy nor
calcium intake promotes weight loss.
Amy Joy Lanou of the University of North Carolina at
Asheville and Neal Barnard with the Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine in Washington, DC, evaluated
evidence from 49 clinical trials from 1966 to 2007
that assessed the effect of milk, dairy products, or
calcium intake on body weight and BMI, with or without
the use of dieting.
Evidence from the trials showed that neither dairy
products nor calcium supplements helped people lose
weight. Of the 49 clinical trials, 41 showed no effect,
two demonstrated weight gain, one showed a lower rate
of weight gain, and only five showed weight loss.
An association between calcium or dairy intake and
weight loss seen in some observational studies may
be attributable to other factors, such as exercise,
decreased soda intake, lifestyle habits, or increased
fiber, fruit, and vegetable intake.
“Our findings demonstrate that increasing dairy product
intake does not consistently result in weight or fat
loss and may actually have the opposite effect,” the
authors conclude.
Dairy products are a major contributor to dietary
acidosis which leads to obesity. The major acids from
dairy products that contribute to obesity are casein and
lactose. You cannot lose acidic weight if your are
drinking or eating dairy products, including milk,
cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt and ice cream. They
are too acidic and will cause the body to hold on
to fat to protect the organs that sustain life.
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