The Claim

Consumption of yogurt, cheese, butter, or dairy calcium is not significantly associated with all-cause, cancer, or cardiovascular mortality in a large Italian cohort followed for nearly 15 years.

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

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

In a large study of Italians followed for 15 years, eating yogurt, cheese, butter, or getting calcium from dairy products showed no measurable link to deaths from any cause, cancer, or heart disease.

See the scientific wording

No significant association was found between consumption of yogurt, cheese, butter, or dairy calcium and all-cause, cancer, or cardiovascular mortality in a large Italian cohort followed for nearly 15 years, suggesting these dairy products do not meaningfully influence mortality risk in this population.

Why this might work

Eating yogurt, cheese, butter, or dairy calcium does not change blood sugar, cholesterol, inflammation, or cell damage levels in a way that affects how long people live.

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 study, Italians who ate yogurt, cheese, or butter didn’t live longer or shorter lives than those who didn’t, so these foods don’t seem to affect how long people live. Milk was a little different, but it’s not part of the claim.

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