The focus of the Calcium diet was on using 1200 mg a day of Calcium with no other changes and seeing the way you could shed pounds. There was no change in eating, no change in exercise, and no change in daily eating habits. Without any modification at all except for an increase of Calcium, people in the study saw a reduction in pant sizes and were able to shed pounds.

It used to be a fun topic of conversation to take a piece of raw meat, place it in a glass, pour Coke into it and watch the acid of the Coke eat away at the meat. Science teachers across America used the example of Coke eating raw meat to show young people the effects that too much soda would have on stomachs.

In much the same manner, Calcium attacks fat cells and helps you shed pounds. While you won't see the dramatic fizzle given by Coke, the University of Tennessee reports that fat in a test tube has no chance against Calcium so you shed pounds. The Calcium starts to break down the fat cells almost immediately, but more importantly it targets the type of fat known to reside in the belly area and leads you to shed pounds.

Fortunately, fat found in the belly area is different then fat found in the hips, arms, legs, and other areas. Belly fat is usually the first fat attacked once Calcium is introduced into the body in large quantities and when you lose belly fat you also shed pounds. The results are astonishing. Calcium focuses on the belly fat, breaks it down, sends it through the body and out as waste and you shed pounds.

The amazing part of the University of Tennessee's study is that nothing else was changed and the people were still able to shed pounds. Most physicians are recommending a Calcium rich diet of between 1200 mg a day to 1300 mg a day. This doesn't mean you'll be at the table all day drinking milk; fortunately there are dozens of manufactures making Calcium pills. The average consumer will not take in 1200 mg of Calcium a day without the substitute of Calcium pills.

The challenge is simple, start on Friday with 1200 to 1300 mg of calcium and continue through Monday and at the end of the weekend see if your pant size has shrunk. Pay close attention to the amount of Calcium in each pill as most have around 650 mg per pill, so two pills should bring your body up to the recommended 1300 mg.

You might want to take a liquid supplement as it is more easily absorbed by the body and you will likely get the whole effect of the Calcium and then will lose belly fat and shed pounds faster. You won't be able to drink that much milk but ask for a liquid. Your body will absorb the liquid much faster and get a greater amount so you can shed pounds.

It likely wouldn't hurt you to avoid the cheeseburgers over the weekend also, but the University of Tennessee indicates there was no change in diet, so maybe one cheeseburger won't hurt you after all. You will see a decrease in belly fat and you will shed pounds.