According to a study that included data from 80 nations, up to two servings of dairy per day, primarily whole-fat, can be included in a balanced diet since it may protect against high blood pressure and metabolic problems.
The study, published on Friday in the European Heart Journal, discovered that diets rich in fruits, vegetables, dairy (mostly whole-fat), nuts, legumes, and fish were associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death across all world regions.
According to the researchers, adding unprocessed red meat or entire grains had minimal effect on the results. According to them, low-fat meals have taken center stage with the public, food business, and legislators, with nutrition labels focusing on decreasing fat and saturated fat. According to study author Andrew Mente of McMaster University in Canada, their findings suggest that the priority should be increasing protective foods such as nuts (often avoided as too energy dense), fish, and dairy, rather than restricting dairy (especially whole-fat) to very low amounts.
The findings indicate that up to two servings of dairy per day, primarily whole-fat, can be incorporated in a balanced diet. This is consistent with modern nutrition science, which indicates that dairy, particularly whole-fat dairy, may protect against high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, according to Mente.
The researchers investigated the links between a new diet score and health outcomes in a global population. A healthy diet score was developed using six foods that have been associated with longevity. In the study, which included 147,642 adults from the general population from 21 nations, associations of the score with mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and total CVD (including fatal CVD and non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure) were examined.
According to the researchers, there were 15,707 fatalities and 40,764 cardiovascular events during a median follow-up of 9.3 years. They found that as compared to the least healthy diet (score of 1 or less), the healthiest diet (score of 5 or more) was associated with a 30% lower risk of death, an 18% lower likelihood of CVD, a 14% lower risk of myocardial infarction, and a 19% lower risk of stroke. (veroinn.com)
Dariush Mozaffarian of Tufts University in the United States stated that the current findings, in conjunction with previous investigations, call for a re-evaluation of strict rules to avoid whole-fat dairy products.
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