A new Canadian study from the University of Toronto is challenging long-standing dietary recommendations that favor low-fat dairy products. The 12-week study involving 74 adults with overweight or obesity found that consuming three daily servings of full-fat dairy did not lead to increases in body weight, body fat, cholesterol levels, insulin resistance, or adverse blood lipid profiles compared to low-dairy diets.
Participants consuming full-fat dairy also recorded improvements in blood pressure and higher intakes of calcium, protein, and vitamin D. Researchers suggest the findings may be explained by the “dairy matrix” effect, where the complex interaction of dairy nutrients influences health outcomes differently than isolated saturated fats.
The study adds to growing evidence that full-fat dairy may not carry the negative health impacts traditionally associated with saturated fat consumption and could play a valuable role in nutrient intake, particularly among older adults. The findings have renewed discussions around dairy nutrition guidelines and the need to evaluate foods based on their overall composition rather than individual nutrients alone. (temertymedicine.utoronto.ca)
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