The Claim

Consumption of low-fat fermented milk at a dose of 100–200 g per day is associated with a 12% lower risk of all-cause mortality over a 23.5-year follow-up period in a Swedish cohort population, with a nonlinear dose-response relationship indicating greater benefit at moderate intake levels.

Source: High-fat and low-fat fermented milk and cheese intake, proteomic signatures, and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

People who consumed 100–200 grams of low-fat fermented milk daily had a 12% lower risk of dying from any cause over 23.5 years compared to those who did not, based on observations in a Swedish cohort study.

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Consumption of low-fat fermented milk (100–200 g/day) is associated with a 12% lower risk of all-cause mortality over 23.5 years in a Swedish cohort, with a nonlinear dose-response relationship, suggesting a specific benefit at moderate intake levels that may be linked to anti-inflammatory effects.

Why this might work

Drinking low-fat fermented milk lowers levels of specific inflammatory proteins in the blood, which reduces long-term tissue damage and improves survival. This happens because the milk changes the body’s protein signals to calm down chronic inflammation, especially in blood vessels and fat tissue.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: High-fat and low-fat fermented milk and cheese intake, proteomic signatures, and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality

    People who drank about one cup of low-fat fermented milk every day were 12% less likely to die over 23 years than those who didn’t, and drinking more didn’t help even more — which is exactly what the claim says.

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