Dairy? - Should You Stay Away To Help Your Weight Loss?

Any serial dieter will tell you to steer clear of the dairy cabinet. It’s full of saturated fat that will play havoc with heart and waistline. Opt instead for low-fat processed spreads, skimmed milks and fat-free cheeses.

Big mistake.

Fat is not the villain we once thought it was. There is no doubt we have to watch our fat intake, and saturated fat does seem to be linked with heart disease - but I suspect that it is as much to do with the way that fat is packaged up as the fat itself.

Consider a bacon butty, with white bread, lashings of butter, loads of ketchup and salt and washed down with a cup of sugary tea. Then think of goats cheese, sat atop a pile of salad, whole-grains and avocado, and a large glass of fresh milk. Both full of saturated fat but one is chock full of additives, preservatives and sugar and the other full of vitamins and fibre.

Related: Can Eating Avocados Help You Lose Weight

DAIRY? Can It Help Your Weight Loss?

For years, milk products were vilified for their fat content. And many people reject dairy as binding or bloating. Even Khloe Kardashian said that kicking dairy out of her diet helped her get her revenge body. And even though most of us struggle to quit cheese, yogurt, and ice cream (can I live?), we're still curious as to whether ditching the food group will result in a bangin' bod.

5 Weight Loss Tips That Experts Say Suck!

Contrary to what all of the "diet rules" out there would lead you to believe, losing weight doesn't have to be complicated. And, truth be told, it shouldn't be complicated. 

To help you streamline your efforts, we talked to top weight-loss experts about less-than-stellar weight-loss strategies that are total waste of time.

From the minimally effective to absolute B.S., these common weight-loss tips have got to go.

1.OD'ING ON GREEN TEA

Okay, research shows that drinking green tea (without sugar or artificial sweeteners) could help you lose weight, but the effect is pretty "meh," says Craig Primack, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. In one study, people who drank two to four cups per day increased their metabolism by 50 daily calories. That's a ton of brewing for so little benefit.