The Claim

Regular consumption of cheese and liquid dairy products is associated with a 32–36% lower risk of all-cause mortality in Russian women aged 35–64.

Source: Dietary habits and all-cause mortality risk in the adult population. Results of a 6-year prospective follow-up of the ESSE-RF study cohort

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Russian women aged 35–64 who regularly eat cheese and drink milk-based products have a 32–36% lower rate of death from any cause compared to those who do not.

See the scientific wording

Regular consumption of cheese and liquid dairy products is associated with a 32–36% lower risk of all-cause mortality in Russian women aged 35–64, suggesting these foods may provide protective nutrients such as calcium, vitamin K2, or bioactive peptides that mitigate mortality risk.

Why this might work

Calcium and vitamin K2 from dairy products strengthen blood vessel walls and prevent harmful calcium buildup in arteries, while also lowering chronic inflammation in the body, which reduces the chance of fatal diseases like heart attacks and strokes.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Dietary habits and all-cause mortality risk in the adult population. Results of a 6-year prospective follow-up of the ESSE-RF study cohort

    Russian women who eat cheese, milk, kefir, or yogurt every day were less likely to die over six years than those who didn’t, and the study confirms this link with solid data.

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