Why Full-Fat Dairy May Be Healthier Than Low-Fat
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milk or whole? Non-fat yogurt or full-fat? For decades, public health
officials have treated these decisions as no-brainers. Cut the dairy
fat, they’ve maintained, and you’ll sidestep calories without missing
out on good stuff like calcium and protein. Win-win. But they might have
been wrong, a chorus of experts now say.
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terms of obesity, we found no support for the notion that low-fat dairy
is healthier,” says Dr. Mario Kratz, first author of the review and a
nutrition scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in
Seattle. Of the 25 studies included in his team’s review, Kratz says 18
reported lower body weights, less weight gain, or a lower risk for
obesity among full-fat dairy eaters. The other seven studies were
inconclusive. “None of the research suggested low-fat dairy is better,”
he says.
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