This was posted in the thread "How to Cut" on the Fatloss Forum. This little tidbit was also mentioned in Franco Columbu's book on nutrition "The Bodybuilders Nutrition Guide" and I had just assumed that was because the book was 20 years old and nonfat dairy products such as yogurts were not wide spread.

If the dairy product is made with 0% milkfat, such as cottage cheese, Skim Milk or nonfat yogurt, then what is the harm? There's no fat, so why does it lead to a "soft" look? I have been drinking skim milk with my cereal and living off of yogurts as snacks for months, and my Abs have still shown through over time and my 6 pack became more pronounced. Would my results have been greater without milk? If so, what makes dairy products so bad that they are caught in this stigma of leading to a "soft look"?