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Dairy Council Digest Archives
THE ROLE OF DAIRY FOODS IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Volume 77, Number 6 November/December 2006
Introduction
Overweight and obesity continue to be leading public health concerns (1-3). In the U.S., two-thirds (66.3%) of adults 20 years of age and older are overweight (body mass index or BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2) or obese (BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher) (1). Among children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 years, 17.1% are overweight (1). The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults and overweight in children has risen dramatically over the past several decades (1,3). Researchers estimate that if current trends continue, nearly half of children in North and South America will be overweight by 2010 (2).
A promising role for dairy products and their components (such as calcium and protein) in weight regulation and body composition continues to grow.
Excess body fat increases the risk of premature death, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems, and some types of cancer (e.g., endometrial, colon, kidney, postmenopausal breast) (3,4). Because of these health outcomes, as well as the adverse economic consequences of overweight and obesity, efforts are focused on prevention (3).
Consuming excess energy (i.e., too many calories) intake in relation to energy expenditure (e.g., physical activity) is the major factor responsible for overweight and obesity (5). For obese adults, even modest weight loss has substantial health benefits (5). Emerging scientific evidence indicates that small beneficial changes in body weight and/or adiposity may be achieved by increasing intake of calcium and dairy products. This Digest reviews this scientific evidence in adults and children, as well as findings providing biologically plausible mechanisms by which dietary calcium and dairy products may favorably affect body weight and composition. For more information on this topic, readers are referred to several reviews (6-19), as well as a previous Digest (20).
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