The Claim
In a cohort of 4,526 middle-aged adults, the association between fermented dairy consumption and reduced all-cause mortality was no longer observed after adjusting for total dairy intake, indicating that the observed reduction in mortality was entirely attributable to fermented dairy products and not other dairy types.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Among middle-aged adults, the link between lower death rates and eating fermented dairy products disappeared when accounting for all dairy consumption, showing that only fermented dairy, not other dairy products, was associated with reduced mortality.
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In a cohort of 4,526 middle-aged adults, the association between fermented dairy and reduced mortality disappeared when fermented dairy was removed from total dairy, indicating that the observed benefit was entirely attributable to fermented products and not other dairy types.
Fermented dairy changes the bacteria in the gut, which lowers inflammation in the body and improves how the body uses sugar and fat, leading to a lower risk of death.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that people who ate yogurt and cheese lived longer, but eating other dairy like milk didn’t help. So the long-life benefit wasn’t from dairy in general — it was just from fermented kinds like yogurt.
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