The Claim
High-fat fermented milk intake is not significantly associated with all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality, despite sharing similar fermentation properties with low-fat fermented milk, indicating that fat content may modify the health effects of fermented dairy.
What the research says
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Consuming high-fat fermented milk does not show a measurable link to increased or decreased risk of death from any cause, heart disease, or cancer, even though it is fermented the same way as low-fat fermented milk, suggesting the fat content changes how it affects health.
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High-fat fermented milk intake shows no significant association with all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality, despite containing similar fermentation properties as low-fat fermented milk, suggesting fat content may modify the health effects of fermented dairy.
Eating low-fat fermented milk lowers levels of harmful inflammatory proteins in the blood, which reduces damage to blood vessels and tissues, leading to a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes. High-fat fermented milk does not produce this effect.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that drinking low-fat fermented milk like skim yogurt was linked to living longer, but drinking full-fat fermented milk wasn’t — even though both are fermented. This suggests the fat content might be what makes the difference.
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