November 15/Hamilton, Ont./Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism -- Overweight and obese premenopausal women who increased dairy food and protein intake during weight loss regimens developed improved markers for bone formation and decreased markers for bone degradation, according to a study set for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
“Our findings show that a diet with a high proportion of dairy foods and higher than recommended protein intake was associated with improved markers for bone health,” study author Stuart Phillips, PhD, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, stated in a press release from The Endocrine Society. “Thus, to avoid deleterious consequences to their bone health, women who are attempting weight loss through dieting should practice consumption of more protein from dairy sources.”