SynthesisNutrients2016
Dairy Intake Enhances Body Weight and Composition Changes during Energy Restriction in 18-50-Year-Old Adults-A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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- Comparative effectiveness of single foods and food groups on body weight: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 152 randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- The Effect of Three Daily Servings of Full-Fat Dairy for 12 Weeks on Body Weight, Body Composition, Energy Metabolism, Blood Lipids, and Dietary Intake of Adults with Overweight and Obesity.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
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- The potential health effects of taxing sugar-sweetened drinks in Egypt: An epidemiologic-economic modelling study.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiome in Human Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Effect of β-casein A2 cow milk supplementation on physical growth, inflammation, growth-related hormones, and nutritional biomarkers in stunted children.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2025Article
- Dairy Foods, Weight Change, and Risk of Obesity During the Menopausal Transition.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Associations between adherence to MIND diet and general obesity and lipid profile: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Cow's Milk in Human Nutrition and the Emergence of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Human body weight, nutrients, and foods: a scoping review.Food & nutrition research · 2022Article
- Effects of 12-week, non-energy-restricted dietary intervention with conventional yogurt οn appetite hormone responses of type 2 diabetic patients.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Association between dairy product intake and body composition among South Asian adults from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study.The British journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Milk-Fat Intake and Differences in Abdominal Adiposity and BMI: Evidence Based on 13,544 Randomly-Selected Adults.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Neutral Effect of Increased Dairy Product Intake, as Part of a Lifestyle Modification Program, on Cardiometabolic Health in Adolescent Girls With Overweight/Obesity: A Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Science dialogue mapping of knowledge and knowledge gaps related to the effects of dairy intake on human cardiovascular health and disease.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2021Article
- The Relationships between Total Protein Intake, Protein Sources, Physical Activity, and Lean Mass in a Representative Sample of the US Adults.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
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aimsA meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to investigate the effects of dairy food or supplements during energy restriction on body weight and composition in 18-50-year-old.
methodsRCTs ≥ 4 weeks comparing the effect of dairy consumption (whole food or supplements) with control diets lower in dairy during energy restriction on body weight, fat and lean mass were identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Pubmed, Cochrane Central and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) until March 2016. Reports were identified and critically appraised in duplicate. Data were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Chi²- and I²-statistics indicated heterogeneity. Dose effect was assessed using meta-regression analysis. GRADE guidelines were used to rate the quality (QR) of the evidence considering risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness, imprecision, publication bias and effect estimates.
results27 RCTs were reviewed. Participants consumed between 2 and 4 standard servings/day of dairy food or 20-84 g/day of whey protein compared to low dairy control diets, over a median of 16 weeks. A greater reduction in body weight (-1.16 kg [-1.66, -0.66 kg], p < 0.001, I² = 11%, QR = high, n = 644) and body fat mass (-1.49 kg [-2.06, -0.92 kg], p < 0.001, I² = 21%, n = 521, QR = high) were found in studies largely including women (90% women). These effects were absent in studies that imposed resistance training (QR = low-moderate). Dairy intake resulted in smaller loss of lean mass (all trials pooled: 0.36 kg [0.01, 0.71 kg], p = 0.04, I² = 64%, n = 651, QR = moderate). No between study dose-response effects were seen.
conclusionsIncreased dairy intake as part of energy restricted diets resulted in greater loss in bodyweight and fat mass while attenuating lean mass loss in 18-50-year-old adults. Further research in males is needed to investigate sex effects.
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