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Low-fat dairy may not be as beneficial after all
The study found no clear heart-health advantage for skim or low-fat dairy, challenging advice that has guided consumers for decades.
- A new study reported by the USA Today Network examines long-held beliefs about low-fat dairy, suggesting that "skim" and "fat-free" options may not be the heart-healthy move once thought.
- Dietary advice has historically favored reduced-fat products, but new findings challenge this conventional wisdom, suggesting full-fat dairy consumption could be part of a balanced diet without causing weight gain.
- Researchers randomly assigned 74 overweight or obese people to three diets containing full-fat dairy products; those consuming three servings daily did not have adverse blood cholesterol or lipid levels.
- Scientists point to the unique physical structure of dairy, which influences how the body processes saturated fats, potentially explaining why full-fat options may not be inherently harmful to health.
- Paul Edward Parker notes the study was relatively small and short-term, advising that consumers should maintain a varied diet rather than focusing solely on dairy fat intake.
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Low-fat dairy may not be as beneficial after all
All those years of reaching for the "skim" and "fat-free" options in the milk and cheese aisle may not have been the heart-healthy move we once thought, according to a new study.
·Billings, United States
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