Three a Day?

Dia Minha · #1 03-09-2008, 09:51 PM

I recently saw an episode of Oprah where Dr. Oz talked about myths of health and weight loss. He was testing out different weight loss myths to see which of them were false and which were true. The one that amazed me the most was, "Do dairy products help you loose weight?"

He had a man eat one quart of yogurt everyday for a week. Then he had him on no calcium diet for a week. He was to collect his stool samples during both weeks. His stool samples were tested. The week he was on the high calcium diet he lost 100% more fat than the week he was on the low calcium diet.

Wow, who would of thought? Have you had your three today?

LostnFound · #2 03-10-2008, 06:51 AM

This is a food group I need to eat more of. I give so much thought to fruits and vegetables and seem to forget to eat my three a day in the dairy group.
My husband works for a yogurt company, you would think I would eat more of it but I don't. You sparked a new goal for me to eat more dairy each day.

**5ft Diva** · #3 03-10-2008, 10:58 AM

I also don't eat enough dairy. I don't like milk. I do love yogurt though so I eat a lot of that. I love broccoli so I try to eat a lot of that as well. My comments really don't have anything to do w/ your post, other than I try to eat as much calcium as I can. I think I'm just rambling....had a horrible night's sleep last night.

Dia Minha · #4 03-10-2008, 11:02 AM

Well, Diva, you actually made a good point. It isn't the dairy that helps you loose the fat, it is the calcium. Dr. Oz said you could take calcium supplements and get the same results. Just make sure you take a supplement with vitamin D, to help asorbtion and take it with magnesium to help with constipation, which calcium can cause.

**5ft Diva** · #5 03-10-2008, 11:07 AM

Hey good to know! Thanks for the info.

Dia Minha · #6 03-10-2008, 11:11 AM

And if you are eating a lot of yogurt you want to make sure you are making healthy choices. Some yogurt has as much sugar as a serving of soda.

**5ft Diva** · #7 03-10-2008, 11:21 AM

Oh, why'd you have to go and ruin that for me, Dia? Now I've gotta be responsible and stuff.

Erudite · #8 03-10-2008, 11:39 AM

I had a goal a few weeks back to do 6 fruits and veggies a day and 3 dairy. I like dairy, but wow, I don't eat that much of it. I need to get back to the goal, clearly. Sigh.

Dia Minha · #9 03-10-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 5ft Diva

Oh, why'd you have to go and ruin that for me, Dia? Now I've gotta be responsible and stuff.

Sorry Diva. I didn't mean to ruin it for you. It was something I came across while researching yeast and thrush infections after my last nursing baby was born. I knew yogurt was a good yeast buster, but sugar actually can make it worse. That is when I came into eating fat free plain yogurt with fresh or frozen fruit. It is actually really yummy.

Stargazer · #10 03-16-2008, 01:13 PM

In my studies I have been taught that homogenized pasturized milk is really not that good for you. For quite a while we were drinking raw milk but it is too hard to get so we are back to the regular stuff (and my DS is having rashes again).

Anyway, my point is, if you are going for fat loss the calcium supplements might be the better choice.

The thing that I find so frustrating is that everytime I learn something new about healthy eating it conflicts with something else. For instance I've also read that you can get too much calcium and should only take it if your pH is below a certain level. It all gets so frustrating and confusing that I don't really know what to do.

So, the one thing that I rely on is chocolate. It doesn't help in the figure category but I know it will taste good.

and if I eat dark I can rationalize that it's good for me.

I do think this is an intersting idea though. Maybe I'll test my pH in the morning and down me some calcium.

Dia Minha · #11 03-16-2008, 03:57 PM

Good points Stargazer. The research I have done says that it works better if you are getting your calcium from whole foods, but that doesn't mean it has to be dairy. Broccoli, and leafy greens have a lot of calcium as well as fiber that also aids in weight loss. Of course if you are sensitive to dairy you should stay away from it. One research I read mentioned they used fat free powdered milk while doing their research. Would this be different than homogenized, pasturized, milk? They said it cut 70% more fat than calcium supplements alone. I think I'll have to do a little more research. Powdered milk is cheaper and if it gives me what I need to aid my weight loss, then why not use it on a regular basis. Especially if it would be healthier than homogenized, pasturized, milk.