Imagine if everything you needed to know about weight loss, you learned in kindergarten.

Turns out this childhood staple may be the ideal vehicle for your body’s most neglected nutritional needs.

Sounds good, right?

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It is, and that’s why it’s so easy.

Unfortunately not, but alongside a healthy diet, it can help you drop lots of belly fat fast.

A series of studies have shown that calcium can actually impede your body’s ability to absorb fat.

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Knock back three servings of brown cow and you’ll reach that crucial 1,000 mg threshold.

At that point, any other calcium that you eat or drink is a bonus.

And intentionally spending more time in the sun could put you at risk for skin cancer.

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Vitamin D won’t work without a little fat to help break it down.

The best option is 1%, or low-fat chocolate milk.

But here’s a fact that’s not so obvious: Drinking chocolate milk can improve your gains.

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And on top of that, they pedaled even harder.

You need more muscle.

And chocolate milk can help you do that.

How much protein will you find in low-fat chocolate milk?

Eight grams per cup.