The Claim

In older adults aged 87.8 years in institutional care, increasing dairy intake to 3.5 servings per day has no significant effect on serum ApoB/ApoA or TC/HDL-C ratios.

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

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Quantitative
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In plain English

For older adults in institutional care, eating 3.5 servings of dairy per day does not change the levels of ApoB/ApoA or TC/HDL-C in the blood.

See the scientific wording

In older adults aged 87.8 years in institutional care, increasing dairy intake to 3.5 servings per day does not significantly affect serum ApoB/ApoA or TC/HDL-C ratios, suggesting that the atherogenic potential of dairy fat is not clinically relevant in this population.

Why this might work

Eating more dairy fat does not change how the liver sends out or removes cholesterol-carrying particles in the blood, so the balance of bad and good cholesterol stays 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

    In elderly nursing home residents, eating more dairy like milk, yogurt, and cheese didn't make their blood cholesterol or heart disease risk markers worse, even though dairy has fat. So, it's safe for them to eat more dairy to stay strong without hurting their heart health.

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