Would not consuming any dairy for two weeks help to lose weight?
Introduction
1.1) Countless celebrities like Khloe Kardashian and Megan Fox have accredited their amazing fit bodies to diets such as the dairy-free diet. Some media will even push for their audience to switch to a no dairy diet (6 Things That Happened When I Gave Up Dairy). Many women in their young adult years are always on the lookout for new tips and tricks to weight-loss, so the diet was put to the test. Can eliminating dairy products from your diet help to lose weight? Three women, all within the average weight-loss blog’s demographic, which would be around teen through young adult years, tested the diet to see if it would work. If the diet worked, it would be very important …show more content…
That means they could not ingest any dairy products such as: whole fluid milk, low-fat fluid milk, flavored milk, whole and nonfat dry milk, butter, cheese, evaporated and condensed milk, frozen dairy products, and fermented products such as sour cream and yogurt and anything else that could be considered a dairy product (Dairy Farming). During these two weeks a log will record their daily weight loss by measuring their weight. The control in the experiment will be that nothing will change about their diet or daily lifestyle, except for the fact that they will not be consuming any dairy, thus the lack of dairy exposure will be the manipulated variable. The resulting weight loss will be the responding …show more content…
For both weeks, participant number two, the twenty-three year old actually gained two pounds at the end of the experiment and the other two experimentees saw little to no change in weight. The participants did report to have smoother skin at the end of the two weeks, however the experiment was meant to only showcase the positive effects of a no-dairy diet in terms of weight-loss. The experiment was a failure, and looking back, it’s clear to see what went wrong. First off, just eliminating dairy won’t do much if you continue to eat in unhealthy ways. The meals that the participants ate were no different than what they usually eat anyways. Danielle Starin, R.D., a nutrition and food scientist who spoke with Women’s Health magazine claims that dairy is a nutrient powerhouse full of protein, healthy fat, calcium, magnesium, and other healthy vitamins (Is Giving Up Dairy a Good Way to Lose Weight?). And that each of those nutrients is critical for weight loss for they promote healthy metabolisms, energy levels and help to kick cravings. It’s clear to see that a professional knows what truly will benefit your body, not a celebrity who has no education in this
Introduction
1.1) Countless celebrities like Khloe Kardashian and Megan Fox have accredited their amazing fit bodies to diets such as the dairy-free diet. Some media will even push for their audience to switch to a no dairy diet (6 Things That Happened When I Gave Up Dairy). Many women in their young adult years are always on the lookout for new tips and tricks to weight-loss, so the diet was put to the test. Can eliminating dairy products from your diet help to lose weight? Three women, all within the average weight-loss blog’s demographic, which would be around teen through young adult years, tested the diet to see if it would work. If the diet worked, it would be very important …show more content…
That means they could not ingest any dairy products such as: whole fluid milk, low-fat fluid milk, flavored milk, whole and nonfat dry milk, butter, cheese, evaporated and condensed milk, frozen dairy products, and fermented products such as sour cream and yogurt and anything else that could be considered a dairy product (Dairy Farming). During these two weeks a log will record their daily weight loss by measuring their weight. The control in the experiment will be that nothing will change about their diet or daily lifestyle, except for the fact that they will not be consuming any dairy, thus the lack of dairy exposure will be the manipulated variable. The resulting weight loss will be the responding …show more content…
For both weeks, participant number two, the twenty-three year old actually gained two pounds at the end of the experiment and the other two experimentees saw little to no change in weight. The participants did report to have smoother skin at the end of the two weeks, however the experiment was meant to only showcase the positive effects of a no-dairy diet in terms of weight-loss. The experiment was a failure, and looking back, it’s clear to see what went wrong. First off, just eliminating dairy won’t do much if you continue to eat in unhealthy ways. The meals that the participants ate were no different than what they usually eat anyways. Danielle Starin, R.D., a nutrition and food scientist who spoke with Women’s Health magazine claims that dairy is a nutrient powerhouse full of protein, healthy fat, calcium, magnesium, and other healthy vitamins (Is Giving Up Dairy a Good Way to Lose Weight?). And that each of those nutrients is critical for weight loss for they promote healthy metabolisms, energy levels and help to kick cravings. It’s clear to see that a professional knows what truly will benefit your body, not a celebrity who has no education in this