The Claim

In the Italian population, dairy consumption is not associated with a meaningful change in the risk of mortality from cancer or cardiovascular disease.

Source: Associations of dairy product consumption with mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Italy cohort.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
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In plain English

In Italy, eating dairy products does not change the likelihood of dying from cancer or heart disease.

See the scientific wording

The absence of significant associations between dairy consumption and cancer or cardiovascular mortality suggests that, in this Italian population, dairy intake does not meaningfully alter the risk of dying from these leading causes of death.

Why this might work

Eating dairy products does not change the levels of inflammation, blood sugar, or fat in the blood, so these processes that lead to cancer or heart disease continue at the same rate regardless of dairy intake.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Associations of dairy product consumption with mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Italy cohort.

    In this group of Italian adults, drinking milk, eating cheese, or having yogurt didn’t make people more or less likely to die from cancer or heart disease over 15 years. One small benefit was seen with a little milk, but it didn’t help with cancer or heart deaths.

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