Got Milk for Weight Loss? By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Posted Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 12:24 pm PST

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:29 am PST

Margaret, Sound like you have been hired by the dairy industry to write this. This is exactly opposite of the newest research. See website below to be updated! http://www.milksucks.com/milkKills.asp http://www.formerfatguy.com/articles/dont-drink-milk.asp http://www.godairyfree.org/Personal-Stories/Personal-Stories/Don-t-Drink-Your-Milk.html

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:36 am PST

instead of milligrams, why don't you use cups?

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:36 am PST

instead of milligrams, why don't you use cups?

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:45 am PST

Good tips at the end....otherwise I think people could twist it to mean gorging on nacho cheese will help them lose weight

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:48 am PST

Interesting comment by the first person....I knew of the other studies too but I give the author here credit for at least doing some sort of research and for stating to eat LOW-FAT dairy products. Still I can't help but wonder if the "research" was internet searches for "lose weight with dairy?" And of course a million articles would come up stating exactly that.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 10:50 am PST

Avoid taking calcium with your multivitamin or iron supplement because they compete for absorption. I never knew this! I will have to take my multivitamin with a different meal instead of breakfast. Thanks for the tip!

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:00 am PST

Margaret's advice eads like an ad for united dairy council. Milk is NOT a good source of calcium becauses it's more than what a human body needs. Too much calcium leeches nutrients from your bones and CAUSES osteoperosis. In fact, green, leafy veggies are the best source of calcium because they provide just the right amount. And as for Margaret's assertion that people in the Stone Age consume more dairy than we do today - well that's just a flat-out lie (as is most of her article) - Stone Age people were hunter-gatherer and therefore did not raise farm animals, so, no dairy - other than human breast milk, obviously. It absolutely disgusts me that these lies are being put out there and some people could be believing them because a lady wearing a white coat is the one telling them.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:03 am PST

I suggest you do more research. You are a victim of the dairy council propaganda and incredibly biased, self serving, and flawed research. Dairy will not result in weight loss. Why would you think that milk which is created to make a calf double in size would result in weight loss??? Additionally dairy has been associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. In fact if you look at the countries with the highest fracture rates in the world... guess what??? they drink the most dairy!!! US and the Scandinavian countries.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:06 am PST

Is this an article about Calcium or Milk? The author points to increased levels of calcium as a means to weight loss and other health benefits. Yet the first few paragraphs are pushing dairy products. I do drink milk and enjoy cheese, but come on, why put so big a focus on milk? Is the author funded by the dairy industry or just inundated with milk messaging? Also, why don't these authors EVER cite their references? "I took a look at the research out there" means absolutely nothing. I can find "research" that says the Earth is only a few thousand years old, but that doesn't mean the research is rigorous science.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:12 am PST

Your link to "calcium citrate" actually goes to a page on CAFFEINE citrate, which is apparently a medication for children with breathing problems. Such carelessness does not increase my confidence in your article.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:19 am PST

What are you people smoking?

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:20 am PST

I tried drinking milk four times a day, and adding more dairy. Gained 5 lbs in one week. And I was drinking 1%. The whole issue of dairy helping people lose weight is a scam. Cheese and dairy is full of fat and you will gain weight if you eat too much of it.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:21 am PST

why you shouldn't drink milk... http://www.notmilk.com/

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:22 am PST

More milk propaganda. Don't believe it, folks!

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 11:22 am PST

This is totally, 100% wrong. Go read the China Study. This whole dairy as slimming idea has been totally discredited and exposed as milk industry propaganda. Is this just bad research or an example of a shill? I lost 100lbs, and not a drop of milk. Milk is not a natural food for adult mammals, especially milk from a cow. Go vegan! F

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