The Claim

Increasing daily dairy consumption to 3.5 servings in older adults aged 87.8 years residing in institutional care over 12 months has no significant effect on serum total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio, ApoB/ApoA ratio, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, or triglycerides.

Source: Increasing consumption of milk, yoghurt, and cheese in older adults in aged care reduces falls and fractures without adverse effects on serum lipids: a cluster randomised controlled trial

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

In older adults aged 87.8 years living in institutional care, consuming 3.5 servings of dairy per day for 12 months does not change levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, or the ratios between ApoB and ApoA.

See the scientific wording

Increasing daily dairy consumption to 3.5 servings in older adults aged 87.8 years residing in institutional care does not significantly alter serum total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio, ApoB/ApoA ratio, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, or triglycerides over 12 months, indicating that this level of dairy intake does not adversely affect lipid profiles in this population.

Why this might work

When more dairy fat is eaten, the liver adjusts how much cholesterol it makes and how it packages fats in the blood, so overall cholesterol levels stay the same.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Increasing consumption of milk, yoghurt, and cheese in older adults in aged care reduces falls and fractures without adverse effects on serum lipids: a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Eating more milk, yogurt, and cheese every day — up to 3.5 servings — didn’t raise bad cholesterol or fats in the blood of elderly nursing home residents after a year. So, it’s safe for their hearts.

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