Effects of Calcium and Dairy on Body Composition and Weight Loss in African-American Adults

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the effects of dairy consumption on adiposity and body composition in obese African Americans. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: We performed two randomized trials in obese African-American adults. In the first (weight maintenance), 34 subjects were maintaine...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2005-07, Vol.13 (7), p.1218-1225
Main Authors: Zemel, Michael B, Richards, Joanna, Milstead, Anita, Campbell, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - metabolism
Adult
adults
African Americans
Blacks
Blood Glucose - analysis
Body Composition - drug effects
Body Composition - physiology
body fat distribution
calcium
Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage
Calcium, Dietary - pharmacology
Dairy Products
Diet, Reducing
dietary calcium
dietary minerals
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Energy Metabolism - drug effects
Energy Metabolism - physiology
energy restriction
fat loss
Female
food intake
Humans
Insulin - blood
intracellular calcium
Male
Middle Aged
obesity
Obesity - diet therapy
Obesity - ethnology
very low calorie diet
vitamin D
weight control programs
weight loss
Weight Loss - drug effects
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the effects of dairy consumption on adiposity and body composition in obese African Americans. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: We performed two randomized trials in obese African-American adults. In the first (weight maintenance), 34 subjects were maintained on a low calcium (500 mg/d)/low dairy (
ISSN:1071-7323
1930-7381
1550-8528
1930-739X
DOI:10.1038/oby.2005.144