Research results suggest that a diet rich in low-fat dairy calcium boosts weight loss in overweight type 2 diabetics, according to a Reuters Health report.

"Such a diet should be tried in diabetic patients," researchers conclude, particularly in those individuals who have a tough time sticking to other weight loss diets.

The weight-loss promoting effect of dairy calcium was revealed when a study was conductied in which 259 overweight diabetics a mixed glycemic index diet, a low-glycemic index diet, or a modified Mediterranean diet.

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-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com