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Is milk a necessary component of a healthy diet when attempting to lose weight? Do we have to drink milk each day to get a sufficient amount of calcium? Will our health suffer if we stop drinking milk?

The answer to these questions is NO. We do not need to drink milk as part of a healthy diet or a healthy weight loss plan in order to obtain a sufficient amount of calcium each day.

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Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you’re confused at this apparent contradiction, consider these statistics:

According to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity, within 3 to 5 years, about 80 percent of all ‘weight losers’ have regained the lost weight, and often gained back a little extra.

According to research by the National Weight Control Registry, that relapse rate may be as high as 95 percent.

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