does yogart make you slimmer?

Answer 1

U.S. Government Calls for End to Dairy Weight Loss Ads
Reuters
Saturday, May 12, 2007; 8:05 PM


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. dairy producers will have to stop pitching the idea that drinking more milk spurs weight loss, the Federal Trade Commission told a physician's advocacy group in a letter made public on Friday.

Calling it a "victory for consumers", the Physicians for Responsible Medicine said two national dairy advertising campaigns overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will stop claiming that dairy products cause weight loss because "such claims are not supported by existing scientific research."

Greg Miller, senior vice president for the National Dairy Council, said the industry stands "behind our weight loss messages and the science supporting those messages."

But Miller said that at the request of USDA, the industry would shift its messages "to emphasize the role of dairy in weight maintenance" instead of weight loss.

USDA could not be immediately reached for comment on the FTC letter.

The doctors' organization cited a May 3 letter from FTC, which told the group that following discussions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it would "discontinue all advertising and other marketing activities involving weight loss claims until further research provides stronger more conclusive evidence of an association between dairy consumption and weight loss."

In its April 2005 petition to the FTC, the advocacy group charged that the dairy industry was misleading the public with its high profile, celebrity-filled marketing campaign that suggested consuming milk and other dairy products helped consumers lose weight.

"Milk and cheese are more likely to pack on pounds than help people slim down," said Dan Kinburn, PCRM's general counsel. "This case calls into question other advertising claims made by the industry, especially the notion that milk builds strong bones. Evidence shows it does nothing of the kind."
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Answer 2

There's really a lot of unfounded claims by yogurt companies that it does. Eating dairy products has been linked with aiding weight loss, but since dairy is generally nutritious and healthy, it couldn't be bad for you. However, most full-fat yogurts are full of sugar and fat, and a little 8-oz container is 220+ calories. If you will eat yogurt, I'd go for the Light N' Fit, 60 cal stuff.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure it makes you obese, because the casein protein and the natural opiates found in milk products give you a pleasant feeling and make you crave more of it. It also has an acid effect on the blood ph and the body protects vital organs from it by putting and nice cushy layer of fat around them. the acidic ph also leaches calcium from bones because calcium balances the blood ph back to a more alkaline ph.
Whats considered acidic is only below 7.35.

Answer 4

Adding yogurt to your diet may rev up your body's fat-burning engines, speed weight loss, and trim your tummy, according to a new study.

Researchers found that obese adults who ate three servings of fat-free yogurt a day as part of a reduced-calorie diet lost 22% more weight and 61% more body fat than those who simply cut calories and didn't bone up on calcium. Yogurt eaters also lost 81% more fat in the stomach area than non-yogurt eaters.

"Not only did yogurt help the study participants lose more weight -- the average weight loss was 14 pounds -- they were about twice as effective at maintaining lean muscle mass," says researcher Michael Zemel, PhD, professor of nutrition at the University of Tennessee, in a news release. "This is a critical issue when dieting -- you want to lose fat, not muscle. Muscle helps burn calories, but it is often compromised during weight loss."

Answer 5

Only if you use it to replace more fattening foods. Having it as a desert to your burger and fries won't make you slimmer.

Answer 6

Yogurt is very good for you. But there is nothing that will make you slimmer on it's own.* You need to eat a balanced diet and you need to burn more calories than you eat to lose weight.

*except celery. It takes more calories just to digest it than it gives you. but who cares, it's disgusting.

Answer 7

The answer to that is yes. Eat Yoplait fat free yogurt. Three cups a day. It's the conjugated linoleic acid in it that helps you to burn fat. This has been proven in several clinical studies.
now, don't expect miracles, or an overnight success. It takes about six weeks to begin to see some results.

Answer 8

No, the only real benifit to yogurt is that it contains insulin which helps your body with calcium absorbtion. I stick to eating soy yogurt. It has the benifits of yogurt without the hard to digest lactose.

Answer 9

No. It is good for neutralizing acidity in the stomach. Very refreshing drink during Summer.

Answer 10

No. but it doesn't make you any fatter either.