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High-fat dairy products are associated with less weight gain, contrary to the assumption that high fat intake promotes obesity.
Include high-fat dairy products in your diet. They are associated with less weight gain, possibly due to calcium, protein, or biopeptides.
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Suggestive evidence was found for a protective role against increasing weight from... high-fat dairy products
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The paper assigns 'suggestive' evidence grade, based on two studies showing a negative association.
Source
Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight change in adult populations: a systematic literature review
Mikael Fogelholm et al. · Food & Nutrition Research · 2012
DOI 10.3402/fnr.v56i0.19103
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