For sometime now, you've been hearing about the Milk Diet and it's benefit in helping you lose weight. I recently searched on Google for the Milk Diet and could only find vague references to milk as a supplement to help you lose weight.
To date, there is no actual Milk Diet. Instead, supporters of milk as a supplement to losing weight suggest adding milk to any diet. They claim the amount of weight loss will increase simply by adding more whole milk to your diet.
So, does milk help to increase the amount of weight loss? If so, how does it work? First, here are some surprising facts about milk...
Milk fat, the main benefit of drinking milk, is only necessary for newborns. Once you're old enough to eat solid food, there's no need for milk fat and the lactose enzyme becomes non-functional.
This is why a majority of the world's population is lactose intolerant. You don't need to drink milk as an adult. But why are some people lactose tolerant? Cultures that live at the most Northern regions of each hemisphere don't receive enough sunlight to convert chemicals near the skin surface to vitamin D. To provide themselves with vitamin D, they have retained the function of the lactose enzyme. This accounts for only about 15% of the world's population.
-Bean sprouts
-Spinach, cooked
-Collard greens, cooked
-Mustard greens, cooked
-Almonds
-Chestnuts
-Walnuts
-Raw oysters
-Shrimp
-Salmon with bones
-Garbanzo beans, cooked
-Soybeans, cooked
-Tofu, firm
The Milk Diet
The evidence that milk can help you lose weight is inconsistent at best. A few poorly designed studies show a benefit and a few poorly designed studies show no benefit and may even reverse your weight loss efforts.
These studies are poorly designed because they are not rigorously controlled and compared to a group not taking milk. There are a few studies about to finish and report their findings within the next couple of months.
I have decided to wait and not make any conclusions until the proper studies release their results. Until then, follow a more traditional method of losing weight. Restrict calories gradually and moderately. Reducing your caloric intake about 250-550 calories from your baseline per day and exercising will result in about 2-3 pounds of weight loss per week.
For more on the Milk Diet, visit...the milk diet
To Healthy Living!
Michael A. Smith, MD
Chief Medical Consultant
Diet Basics Website
Dr. Smith is the Chief Medical Consultant for the Diet Basics web site. It's a content rich weight loss site dedicated to all dieters. Please visit his site at...
executive chauffeured services Bradford .. Madison to Airport carDr. Atkins death was unexpected. On 8 April 2003, he... Read More
When you truly consider the weight-loss process, the battle waged... Read More
As a low carb dieter, you have probably been bombarded... Read More
The answer to the title of this article is "none."... Read More
Low carb (carbohydrate), high protein diets are the latest ... Read More
Fats are always looked at as a negative in a... Read More
Here's a letter from my email:Dear Carol,I took your teleclass... Read More
We all have an image of "fit" - lean, even... Read More
"I'd love to lose weight, but I don't have the... Read More
There are numerous ways to make a bad weight loss... Read More
Weight loss plans come in all shapes and sizes. Some... Read More
If you pick the right personal trainer?you'll most definitely see... Read More
Some (not so) Silly Diet Tips and Why They're NotAt... Read More
It is a fact that about 70% Americans are overweight.... Read More
Plan to eat two to three hours and pack health... Read More
Fat Loss in GeneralThis morning I conducted a search engine... Read More
How would you like Julia Roberts to coach you on... Read More
According to the American Obesity Association, an astounding 64.5 percent... Read More
Are you sick of the hype? Wondering what diet products... Read More
The average American eats about twice as much protein than... Read More
There are a lot of "crash" diets out there that... Read More
Choosing a weight loss program may be a daunting task.... Read More
Let's not talk about diets. Diets are punishment ? like... Read More
Food manufacturers can easily manipulate a whole population by the... Read More
Let's face facts; obesity is ripe today in America and... Read More
O'Hare Chicago prom limo ..The following are diet tips that can help you shape... Read More
Are you one of those who hate dieting? Well, you... Read More
Your Can Turn Fat into Muscle......Fact or Fiction???Completely False!!!!First of... Read More
Diet Fads-Forget about 'EmAnother fad "best diet" bites the dust.... Read More
The story broke in the international press on October 4th,... Read More
When most people begin a Weight Loss program or diet... Read More
In March 2003 our then 13 year old daughter, Helen,... Read More
The holidays are now officially over and it's time to... Read More
I am not a diet and fitness guru or an... Read More
What to Do with the Leftovers?Okay, tell me if you've... Read More
Yes it's true- and so unfair. As we get older... Read More
Food manufacturers can easily manipulate a whole population by the... Read More
Surprisingly, hair loss is one of the reasons female pre-operative... Read More
With all the excitement regarding high protein diets, one area... Read More
Chant the following each day, several times. They are mantras... Read More
The act of taking the first step is what separates... Read More
Choosing the right diet type is the most important decision... Read More
Success stories on the gastric bypass are everywhere, but how... Read More
Saboteurs are people and thoughts that are going to sabotage... Read More
Carnitine is simply the safest and healthiest supplement you can... Read More
Our bodies only require a small amount of salt for... Read More
Cellulite is not a medical condition or an aesthetic mutiny... Read More
With this key, I GUARANTEE YOU WILL LOSE ALL THE... Read More
These days, most everyone has heard of low carb diets... Read More
Well, to begin with, there isn't really any one Mediterranean... Read More
Weight Loss |