Two Glasses Of Milk For A Toned Look

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 12:47

Two glasses of milk a day, is all that is needed for girls to tone down, claims a study. The study says that two glasses of milk taken one hour after weight-lifting routine helps tone muscles and keep the fat off in women.

"Resistance training is not a typical choice of exercise for women but the health benefits of resistance training are enormous: It boosts strength, bone, muscular and metabolic health in a way that other types of exercise can do," says Stu Phillips.

A previous study conducted by Phillips showed that milk increased muscle mass and fat loss in men but as for women, they avoid resistance training and also dairy products. He claims that, dairy product adding on to fat is a myth. Milk lead to weight loss in women too.

"We expected the gains in muscle mass to be greater, but the size of the fat loss surprised us. We're still not sure what causes this but we're investigating that now. It could be the combination of calcium, high-quality protein, and vitamin D may be the key, and. conveniently, all of these nutrients are in milk.

To prove that milk consumption can reduce weight in women, he conducted an experiment. Over a 12-week period, the study monitored young women who did not use resistance-training exercise.

Every day, after their exercise routine, one group consumed 500ml of fat free white milk; the other group consumed a similar-looking but sugar-based energy drink. The same drinks were consumed by each group one hour after exercising.

The training consisted of pushing (e.g. bench press, chest fly), pulling (e.g. seated lateral pull down, abdominal exercises without weights), and leg exercises (e.g. leg press, seated two-leg hamstring curl). Training was monitored daily one on one by personal trainers to ensure proper technique.

"The women who drank milk gained barely any weight because what they gained in lean muscle they balanced out with a loss in fat. Our data show that simple things like regular weightlifting exercise and milk consumption work to substantially improve woman's body composition and health. It gave them a toned look which they desire for," reports Phillips.