Hormonal
High dietary calcium intake accelerates body weight and fat mass loss in energy-restricted individuals by suppressing adipocyte intracellular calcium, which simultaneously stimulates lipolysis and inhibits lipogenesis.
If you are trying to lose weight, ensure your diet is high in calcium, preferably from dairy sources like milk or yogurt, rather than just elemental supplements. This helps your body burn fat more efficiently by shifting metabolism from storage to expenditure, especially when you are eating fewer calories.
Increasing dietary calcium inhibits adipocyte [Ca2+]i, thereby facilitating weight loss by simultaneously stimulating lipolysis and inhibiting lipogenesis in energy-restricted aP2-a transgenic mice.
Why this rating
The study is conducted on transgenic mice (aP2-agouti), which models human obesity mechanisms but limits direct human applicability without clinical trials.
Source
Effects of dietary calcium on adipocyte lipid metabolism and body weight regulation in energy‐restricted aP2‐agouti transgenic mice
Hang Shi et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2000
DOI 10.1096/fj.00-0584fje
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