Research
Macro partitioning
Moderate consumption of dairy products, particularly fermented dairy like yogurt, is associated with reduced cardiovascular risk and lower long-term weight gain, contrary to historical concerns about saturated fat.
You can include moderate amounts of dairy in your diet, especially fermented options like yogurt and cheese. They are linked to lower cardiovascular risk and weight gain. Avoid very high intake (>1000g/day).
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
A systematic review by Giosuè et al. found that moderate dairy consumption does not adversely affect cardiovascular health [77]. ... Yogurt, in particular, has been consistently linked to lower long-term weight gain [61] and reductions in inflammation [79].
Why this rating
Supported by systematic reviews and prospective studies, but evidence is mixed for all dairy types.
Source
The impact of dietary interventions on cardiometabolic health
Erind Gjermeni et al. · Cardiovascular Diabetology · 2025
DOI 10.1186/s12933-025-02766-w
narrative_reviewCited 11×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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