Total and Full-Fat, but Not Low-Fat, Dairy Product Intakes are Inversely Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Adults
Drehmer M, Pereira MA, Schmidt MI, Alvim S, Lotufo PA, Luft VC, Duncan BB · The Journal of Nutrition · 2016 January
DOI 10.3945/jn.115.220699
Objective
To investigate the association of dairy consumption, types of dairy products, and dairy fat content with metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in middle-aged and older adults.
Conclusions
The study concludes that there is a graded inverse association between Metabolic Risk Score (MetScore) and total dairy intake as well as full-fat dairy intake, after adjusting for various factors. However, this association is not observed with low-fat dairy intake. The inverse associations with MetScore were no longer present after additional adjustments for dairy-derived saturated fatty acids, suggesting that the beneficial effects of total and full-fat dairy on metabolic syndrome may be mediated by these fatty acids. The findings do not support dietary recommendations to avoid full-fat dairy intake.
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