The Claim
Moderate total dairy consumption (approximately 2 servings per day) is associated with the lowest risk of cardiovascular mortality, while both very low and very high dairy intake are associated with higher risk of cardiovascular mortality.
What the research says
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People who consume about two servings of dairy per day have the lowest risk of dying from heart disease. Those who eat much less or much more dairy have a higher risk.
See the scientific wording
Total dairy consumption at moderate levels (approximately 2 servings per day) is associated with the lowest risk of cardiovascular mortality, suggesting that very low or very high intake may both be suboptimal for heart health.
Eating about two servings of dairy a day provides enough calcium to protect the colon and enough nutrients to support health, but not so much saturated fat that it raises bad cholesterol. Too little dairy misses the protective benefits of calcium, and too much dairy floods the body with saturated fat, which makes the liver produce more bad cholesterol. This cholesterol builds up in artery walls, hardens them, and blocks blood flow to the heart, causing fatal heart attacks.
What the research says
1 studyEating about two servings of dairy a day was linked to the lowest chance of dying from heart disease in this big study. Eating much less or much more didn’t help as much.
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