Q: I always thought that dairy products were high in fat. So, when I was told that dairy foods can actually help you lose fat, I was pretty skeptical. Is it true? A: Apparently so. Research carried out by the National Institute of Health (NIH) shows that the dietary calcium that is so abundant in dairy foods actually contributes to fat loss. Some fascinating bodily processes combine to make this possible. Here’s how it works... One of the functions of calcium is that it acts as a regulator of enzymes, including those that control fat production and breakdown. The calcium present within our cells is known as intracellular calcium. It differs from the calcium in our blood (extracellular calcium). The higher the concentration of intracellular calcium we have, the faster the rate of fat production, or lipogenesis. And the slower the rate of ...

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