Healthy Weight with Dairy
Research shows that enjoying three servings of low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese, or yogurt as part of a nutrient-rich, balanced diet may help maintain a healthy weight. See below for the latest science behind dairy’s role in healthy weight maintenance, education materials, and more.
Dairy Council Digest
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| Health Benefits of Dairy Foods: An Update Volume 78, Number 6 November/December 2007 |
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Handouts
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| Think Your Drink |
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Links: Fact Sheets
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| Waist Circumference Fact Sheet |
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Links
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| Action for Healthy Kids |
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| Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
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| America on the Move |
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| American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Handouts |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Kids' Health supplement in USA Today |
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| American Dietetic Association (ADA) |
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| American Obesity Association |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Statistics and Recommendations |
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| General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition - Nutrition Education Materials |
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| Lifesteps |
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Weight Loss and Control |
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| The President's Challenge |
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| The President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports |
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| Shape Up America! |
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Links: Supporting Science
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| Dairy and Healthy Weight Research Summary |
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| Mrdjenovic, G. and Revitsky, D. "Nutritional and energetic consequences of sweetened drink consumption in 6- to 13-year-old children." Journal of Pediatrics. 2003; 142:604-10. |
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| Miller, G., et al. "New frontiers in weight management." Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2002; 21(suppl 2): 131S-155S. |
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| Periera M., et al. "Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: The CARDIA Study." Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002; 287:2081. |
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| Carruth, B. and Skinner J. "The role of dietary calcium and other nutrients in moderating body fat in preschool children." International Journal of Obesity. 2001; 25:559-566. |
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| Zemel, M., et al. "Regulation of adiposity by dietary calcium." Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal. 2000; 14(9):1132-8. |
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