The Claim
Daily consumption of 500 mL of reduced-fat dairy milk for 12 weeks in healthy active older adults results in a reduction in relative fat mass by approximately 1.3–1.8%, independent of resistance training.
What the research says
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Healthy active older adults who drink 500 mL of reduced-fat dairy milk every day for 12 weeks experience a decrease in body fat percentage by 1.3–1.8%, even if they do not do resistance training.
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Daily consumption of 500 mL of reduced-fat dairy milk for 12 weeks in healthy active older adults leads to a significant reduction in relative fat mass by approximately 1.3–1.8%, independent of resistance training, suggesting that dairy milk components such as calcium or protein may promote fat loss even without increased physical activity.
Drinking dairy milk every day increases calcium and protein in the body. The calcium makes fat cells break down stored fat more easily and stop making new fat. The protein helps the body burn more energy from fat instead of storing it. Together, this causes the body to lose fat even without exercising more.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who drank two glasses of low-fat milk every day for 12 weeks, without exercising more, lost a small but noticeable amount of body fat — just like the claim says.
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