Mixed
Higher consumption of yogurt is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, whereas total dairy consumption and other individual dairy types (milk, cheese, ice cream) are not appreciably associated with incidence of type 2 diabetes.
If you are looking to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes through diet, focusing on yogurt consumption may be beneficial, as higher intake is consistently linked to a reduced risk. However, increasing your overall intake of dairy products (milk, cheese, ice cream) does not appear to offer the same protective benefit and may not be necessary for diabetes prevention. You do not need to eliminate other dairy, but yogurt should be your primary dairy focus for metabolic health.
Higher intake of yogurt is associated with a reduced risk of T2D, whereas other dairy foods and consumption of total dairy are not appreciably associated with incidence of T2D.
Why this rating
Based on three large prospective cohorts (over 190,000 participants) and an updated meta-analysis of 14 cohorts, providing robust observational evidence.
Source
Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
Mu Chen et al. · BMC Medicine · 2014
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