According to Smith (2008), when you dont have enough calcium in your diet (via diary and dark leafy greens mainly) then, your body starts conserving it.
Here is the mechanism:
- not enough dietary calcium, body produces higher levels of a hormone called calcitriol, which triggers an increased production of fat;
- as a result all the fat cells get bigger and ready to store more fat
Enough dietary calcium supresses the calcitriol production, the body breaks down more fat and fat cells shrink.
How much calcium? About 1gram a day. Calcium must come together with vitamin D, which helps the calcium absorbtion.
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Smith, K (2008) - Feed Muscle Shrink Fat Diet, Meredith Books
