Research
Macro partitioning
Dairy intake facilitates weight loss and improves body composition (reducing fat mass, preserving lean mass) during energy restriction in adults, and is associated with a reduced risk of childhood obesity.
If you are trying to lose weight, include dairy in your diet. It helps you feel full, preserves your muscle, and reduces body fat. One serving a day is associated with lower obesity risk in children.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Meta-analyses support that in adults, dairy products facilitate weight loss and improve body composition, that is, reduce body fat mass and preserve lean body mass during energy restriction
Why this rating
Based on meta-analyses of RCTs and observational studies.
Source
Milk and dairy products: good or bad for human health? An assessment of the totality of scientific evidence
Tanja Kongerslev Thorning et al. · Food & Nutrition Research · 2016
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