Nutrition
C · Interpret with cautionMore dairy during a diet and its effect on weight and fat mass
Subject: Dairy intake during calorie restriction
What this means
With more dairy during a calorie-restricted diet, participants lost 1.16 kg more body weight and 1.49 kg more fat. They also lost 0.36 kg less lean mass.
Stonehouse W, Wycherley T, Luscombe-Marsh N, Taylor P, Brinkworth G, Riley M · 2016 · Nutrients 8(7):394
What does this rating mean?
Limited, mixed or hard-to-translate evidence. Useful as direction, not as a rule.
Findings
The effect of dairy intake on weight and body composition during a period of calorie restriction.
Who this applies to
Adults aged 18 to 50 on a calorie-restricted diet. In the studies on weight and fat, 90 percent were women.
Size of the research
27 randomized trials, with between 521 and 651 participants per outcome.
What to keep in mind
In participants who also did resistance training, the effect on weight and fat was absent. Little research has been done in men.
Practical conclusion for REZA
Included as a second example of critical handling of sources. Not used as a basis for advice.
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Methodology
Meta-analysis of RCTs
Conflict of interest
Research conducted with involvement from the dairy sector. ⚠ funding still to be checked in the full text before this is treated as final.
Original source
DOI: 10.3390/nu8070394 · PMID: 27376321
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