Calcium

Your bones and your waistline will reap the benefits. Calcium helps you lose weight, studies show. “Really exciting research shows that if you get three servings of dairy daily, you’re not only preventing osteoporosis, but you’re enhancing weight loss,” says Dietitian Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD. However, that research has only involved dairy projects, she adds. “It seems there is a synergistic relationship between protein and calcium. Eating other calcium-rich foods, like collards, won’t do…