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Week 7 - CALCIUM AND WEIGHT LOSS

Research has shown that eating foods with calcium including dairy products accelerates the burning of fat for energy (lipolysis) and helps to prevent the conversion of excess carbohydrates into fat (lipogenesis) resulting in less fat storage (especially around the middle). 

Other studies have found that dairy calcium and dairy products were 50-100% more likely than calcium supplements in reducing body fat and body weight, especially if on a calorie reduced diet.

Another study found that women who consumed less dairy and had lower calcium diets had higher BMI’s, % body fat and body weight that those women on higher calcium diets, primarily from milk products.

-Your goal is to consume 2-4 servings per day.  1 serving of milk is 1 cup or 250ml.  1 yogurt of ¾ cup/175ml is also one serving and 1 ½ oz cheese (2 thumbs) is one serving.

-If you are only getting 2 milk servings per day you may want to take a calcium supplement of 500mg just to ensure you get enough calcium for bone health.

Tips for adding milk products to your diet: 

-top fruit with yogurt for breakfast or a snack

-have a fruit and yogurt smoothie

-Drink a steamed almond milk instead of  a coffee on your break

-Have a glass of milk with dinner instead of wine

-Have a milk pudding for dessert or add skim milk to a low fat cream soup

Watch for the Eating for Energy segment every Tuesday on BCTV's Noon News Hour!

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