The Full-Fat Paradox: Whole Milk May Keep Us Lean

Two recent studies add to the growing evidence that consuming dairy fat may actually fend off weight gain. Experts say it may be time to revisit the assumption that when it comes to dairy, fat free is always best.

Find Out More

• Read or listen to the NPR story "The Full-Fat Paradox: Whole Milk May Keep Us Lean" by Allison Aubrey

• The Consumption of Milk and Dairy Foods and the Incidence of Vascular Disease and Diabetes: An Overview of the Evidence (.pdf)

Peter C. Elwood, Janet E. Pickering, D. Ian Givens, John E. Gallacher.
Lipids (2010) 45:925–939. DOI 10.1007/s11745-010-3412-5

• High dairy fat intake related to less central obesity: A male cohort study with 12 years’ follow-up (.pdf)

SARA HOLMBERG and ANDERS THELIN.
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2013; 31: 89–94