Research Article

Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Controlled Feeding Study

Table 8

Serum lipids, glucose, and insulin parameters in women and men consuming adequate dairy (AD) or low-dairy (LD) diets for 12 weeks.

ParameterAdequate dairyLow dairy
Run-inWeek 12Run-inWeek 12

Cholesterol, mmol/L4.09 + 0.744.08 + 0.814.16 + 0.694.12 + 0.81
(mg/dL)(158.1 + 28.6)(157.8 + 31.1)(160.5 + 26.9)(159.2 + 31.3)
LDL, mmol/L
2.69 + 0.612.97 + 0.612.74 + 0.522.74 + 0.68
(mg/dL)(103.7 + 23.5)(102.9 + 23.7)(105.7 + 20.0)(105.8 + 26.4)
HDL, mmol/L0.96 + 0.290.93 + 0.300.95 + 0.310.92 + 0.28
(mg/dL)(37.0 + 12.2)(36.1 + 11.6)(36.5 + 11.9)(35.6 + 10.9)
Glucose, mmol/L
4.6 + 0.54.8 + 0.54.6 + 0.54.7 + 0.4
(mg/dL)(83.6 + 9.1)(86.3 + 8.8)(82.5 + 8.2)(84.9 + 7.1)
Insulin, pmol/L271.2 + 210.7229.7 + 151.1225.7 + 112.7205.7 + 101.4
HOMA3.1 + 2.42.7 + 1.82.6 + 1.42.4 + 1.2

Values are mean + SD.