A meta study involving more than 63,000 adults found that, across an average of nine years, those who had higher levels of dairy fats in their blood were 29 percent less likely than those with lower levels to develop Type 2 diabetes.
A study that followed 136,000 adults from 21 countries for nine years, found that those who consumed two or more servings of dairy per day were 22 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 17 percent less likely to die than those who consumed no dairy at all. Notably, those who consumed higher levels of saturated fat from dairy were not more likely to develop heart disease or die.
Researchers have found associations between dairy consumption and lower risks of certain conditions, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Such benefits were often present regardless of whether people chose reduced-fat or full-fat yogurt, cheese or milk. And though full-fat dairy products are higher in calories, studies have found that those who consume them aren’t more likely to gain weight.
I wonder if dairy fat (of which we consume a ton) is causal to health status or if dairy fat is a proxy for healthier lifestyles and wealthier people?
People who live exclusively, or nearly so, on milk and milk products tend to have far lower rates of cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes. I wish I could quote the source, but can’t find it at the moment.