A new scientific study has found adding cheese, milk, yoghurt and other dairy foods to a diet can help you lose extra kilos.
Researchers have reviewed 14 clinical trials involving 883 adults, which delved into how consuming dairy impacted on people's weight, body fat, waist lines and lean muscle mass.
The authors argue that boosting your dairy intake without cutting your energy intake might not lead to a significant change in weight.
But if adults include three to four servings of dairy per day in an energy-restricted diet they're likely to experience weight loss, as well as a shrinking of the waist line.
Dairy Australia dietitian Glenys Zucco has welcomed the report but says more research is needed to understand how dairy foods increase weight loss when dieting.
