USA – A new study claims that an increased intake of calcium is not associated with reduced weight and fat.

Previous research has suggested that there is a link between dairy calcium consumption and lower weight and fat mass.

The study, for the Departments of Foods and Nutrition, Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, and the Department of Medicine, Indiana University, was to determine whether long-term increases in consumption of dairy calcium alter body weight and fat mass in young, healthy women.

Changes in body weight and fat mass were measured and from 155 participants and 135 women completed the trial. However, no significant differences were observed in any of the groups. Researchers concluded that intake of dairy products does not alter body weight or fat mass in young, healthy women.