The girls who did not consume calcium were more prone to be fat around the mid section. At the same token, the young girls who ate less dairy were more apt to increase their soda intake and had weighed more. Over the last four decades, the consumption of milk has drastically fallen. Milk has been replaced by sugary beverages and soda. The recent trend deemed as one of the factors contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity and excess weight in America.

Various studies focused on the consumption habits of adults have found an association between calcium and maintaining a normal body weight and how the body stores. The primary relationship is based on nutrients’ effects on hormones. (Certain hormones are responsible for storing fat in the body). The reports released by the Journal of Nutrition found that calcium from dairy sources was linked to reduce weight and less abdominal fat.

Other findings of the study showed that when girls did consume comparatively higher levels of dairy calcium (not including non-dairy products), it seemed to make a weight difference on the scale. Evaluations on the loss of body fat and dairy intake were found to be the highest amongst Asian girls than for Caucasian ones. The speculations depicted ethnic differences by which dairy products were consumed and the amount in which each single serving contained.