The dairy industry has recently claimed that drinking milk and consuming other dairy products, especially skim and low-fat varieties, would help overweight people lose excess poundage. However, research does not support such claims. According to Reuters Health, commercials that market dairy products as a tangible aid for dieters are misleading and untrue.

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A great number of overweight people gain pounds because of emotional overeating. Such behaviour is deeply rooted in human psyche. Food is pleasure, and for most of us it is not only a nutritional source, but also an emotional comforter. Probably, it can be traced back to those blissful days when the mother’s milk was our only food and also meant love, care, and emotional security.

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We all are heavily influenced by “fat myths”, which are spread by “healthy lifestyle” propaganda on TV and at doctors’ offices, and which are often perceived by us as unquestionable truths. For example, many of us believe that eating animal fats is bad because this is what gives as tummy bulges, fat thighs, and high cholesterol.

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