August 19, 2005
Dairy and Weight Loss?
Thanks to everyone who commented and asked how my non-dairy adventure is going. It is now officially not an adventure, but a way of life. It has been 11 months since I had any kind of dairy and I couldn't be happier. Someone asked in a comment how long it was before I saw an improvement in acne after going dairy-free. It took a few months to clear my system of years of dairy. I stopped breaking out in cystic acne right away, but still had smaller spots before my period. These days, I don't even break out before my period. I've also added a lot more fruit and vegetables to my diet and am eating mostly organic.
I wanted to comment on this crime the dairy industry has been perpetuating on the American people. They say eating 3 servings of dairy per day will help you lose weight. I think I commented on this before ... how this is just a transparent ploy to get people to buy more dairy products. Unfortunately, many people buy into these kinds of things.
Well, researchers are now questioning those claims. A few weeks ago, a news story broke all over the mainstream media (Boston Globe article) that questions the statements made by the dairy industry regarding dairy and weight loss.
Of course, they tip-toe around the subject, saying dairy may aid in weight loss because they don't want to offend their friends in the dairy industry who spend so many advertising dollars.
The bottom line is this: you don't need to eat dairy products in order to lose weight. You just need to eat reasonable portions, stay away from fast food, and exercise. It's pretty simple. We don't need to spend more money on processed dairy products.
Apparently, thanks to pressure from the PMRC, Kraft Foods has agreed to stop using the "dairy aids in weight loss" message in their advertising.
It's progress.
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