I've heard that taking up to 1800mg of calcium a day helps you burn a lot more calories. How many, and why?

Question

I've seen this info in webmd and on medical reports (or whatever doctors call them) that I looked up online. I know for certain that calcium has been proven to help you lose weight, but how much should I take, and how many more calories do people taking calcium burn on average?

Answer 1

Karen McLaughlin, M.Sc., RD stated...

Get Enough Calcium!

Scientific research has demonstrated that dietary calcium plays a role in weight control. Calcium helps to regular fat storage and promotes fat loss in the abdominal area.

Eating about 1000 mg of calcium per day (from food, not supplements), equates to the burning of about 100 more calories of body fat per day (or about 10 pounds of fat per year!)

Choose 8 servings from the following list to meet your daily goal:

½ cup calcium fortified orange juice
½ cup fortified tomato juice
1 cup cooked or 2 cups raw greens (e.g. kale, collard greens, broccoli)
½ cup cow's milk, soy milk, or yogurt
¾ oz cheese
½ cup calcium-set tofu
¼ cup almonds
2 tbsp almond butter or sesame tahini
¼ cup soy nuts
1 oz calcium-fortified breakfast cereal

Although 8 servings sounds like a lot, many of the serving sizes are quite small. For example, if you include ½ cup of fortified orange juice as well as ½ cup milk on cereal at breakfast, 1.5 oz of cheese on your sandwich at lunch, 1 cup of milk with supper, and ½ cup of yogurt plus ¼ cup of almonds for a snack, you've gotten in 8 servings!
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The adult UL for calcium is 2.5 grams or 2500 mg per day.

WEBMD advice is not always reliable, so check with a medical professional when you get a chance.

Answer 2

well.. I think your dad has already answered the most important part of that question. Truth is, yes you will lose weight BUT do you think you would be able to do this diet/exercise regime for the rest of your life? Not only that, once you stop this diet or start eating healthy, your body would want to store up as much fat as it can to make sure that it won't be starved in the future (meaning you might just gain more than you lost!). I'm not even gonna start mentioning the damage crazy diets do to peoples organs (As you said, your dad's a doctor, you should probably know the bad side effects). My advice is to eat healthy foods in small portions (about 1000-1500 calories) and lots of exercise. Just my 2 cents worth anyway

Answer 3

Don't believe that garbage. Just move more and eat less.