05.01.05
Indication: Fat loss
Source: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, April 2005;29(4):391-7.
Research: Investigators studied the impact of adding yogurt to a reduced calorie diet on 34 healthy obese adults who were randomly assigned to one of two diet groups. The Yoplait Light group consumed about 1100 mg of calcium each day, which included three servings of Yoplait Light yogurt. The control group consumed a low calcium diet with only one serving of dairy per day, a reflection of the typical American diet, which is chronically low in calcium. All subjects received an individualized diet plan that provided 500 fewer calories than their usual daily intake. Body weight and blood pressure were recorded weekly, and total body composition was assessed before and after the 12-week intervention by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Results: Individuals who included Yoplait Light as part of their weight loss plan lost significantly more weight compared to others who simply reduced calories. The yogurt eaters lost 22% more weight—an average 14 pounds, 66% more body fat and 81% more trunkal (stomach) fat during the 12-week study.
Source: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, April 2005;29(4):391-7.
Research: Investigators studied the impact of adding yogurt to a reduced calorie diet on 34 healthy obese adults who were randomly assigned to one of two diet groups. The Yoplait Light group consumed about 1100 mg of calcium each day, which included three servings of Yoplait Light yogurt. The control group consumed a low calcium diet with only one serving of dairy per day, a reflection of the typical American diet, which is chronically low in calcium. All subjects received an individualized diet plan that provided 500 fewer calories than their usual daily intake. Body weight and blood pressure were recorded weekly, and total body composition was assessed before and after the 12-week intervention by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Results: Individuals who included Yoplait Light as part of their weight loss plan lost significantly more weight compared to others who simply reduced calories. The yogurt eaters lost 22% more weight—an average 14 pounds, 66% more body fat and 81% more trunkal (stomach) fat during the 12-week study.