Effectiveness of weight loss by using yogurt commercial meals

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of yogurt commercially packaged meals on weight reduction, body composition and blood lipid profiles. Seventy subjects were divided into two groups including yogurt meal group and traditional low calorie diet group. They were aged 29.5 ± 8.4; 34.7 ± 9.7 years, with body weights of 80.8 ± 13.8kg; 75.0 ± 15.2 kg and a BMI of 29.7 ± 3.3 kg/m², 29.3 ± 3.5 kg/m²; respectively. Yogurt Commercial meal was used to replace two meals, and total energy intake was 1200 kcal/day for 6 weeks. Traditional diet group had the same total calorie and percentage of three major nutrients content. The average weight loss in yogurt meal group was 0.9 kg/week(p<0.05) which had more significant decreasing than in traditional group. After 6 weeks, serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, GOT, and GPT concentrations had significantly decreased (p<0.05) in yogurt group. For the duration of using yogurt commercial meals, no subjects had any side effects. Therefore, subjects experienced effective weight loss after using the yogurt commercial meals in this program.