Why is eating dairy foods better than taking a calcium supplement?
A. According to Dr. Michael Zemel, one of the leading researchers on the dairy and weight loss connection, the calcium obtained via dairy products is 50 to 65 percent more effective than taking a calcium supplement in boosting the body’s fat burning process. While not fully understood why this is true, Zemel suspects it is the other nutrients naturally found in dairy foods combined with the calcium that enables the body to burn fat more readily than taking a calcium supplement. For more information on Dr. Zemel’s research, go to www.healthyweightwithdairy.com, or check out his book, The Calcium Key: The Revolutionary Diet Discovery That Will Help You Lose Weight Faster.
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