The Claim

In Japanese adults aged 35 and older, daily milk consumption is associated with a 6% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to consuming milk less than once per week, based on pooled data from 10 cohort studies involving over 400,000 individuals followed for up to 24.4 years.

Source: Association between dairy intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of 0.4 million Japanese adults from 10 population-based cohort studies.

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

Japanese adults aged 35 and older who drink milk every day have a 6% lower risk of dying from any cause compared to those who drink milk less than once a week.

See the scientific wording

In Japanese adults aged 35 and older, daily milk consumption is associated with a 6% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to consuming milk less than once per week, based on pooled data from 10 cohort studies involving over 400,000 individuals followed for up to 24.4 years.

Why this might work

Milk provides calcium and vitamin D, which strengthen blood vessel walls and lower inflammation in the body, making it less likely for deadly diseases like heart attacks or strokes to develop over time.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Association between dairy intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of 0.4 million Japanese adults from 10 population-based cohort studies.

    Scientists studied hundreds of thousands of Japanese adults and found that people who drank milk almost every day were slightly less likely to die from any cause over many years than those who drank milk less than once a week.

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