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Higher dairy intake was associated with higher BMI (β = 0.03 kg/m2 per serving/day; P = 0.04).
Increasing dairy intake may lead to an increase in BMI among adults.
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Higher dairy intake was associated with higher BMI (β = 0.03 kg/m2 per serving/day; 95% CI, 0.00–0.06; P = 0.04).
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Based on a large Mendelian randomization analysis.
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Dairy Consumption and Body Mass Index Among Adults: Mendelian Randomization Analysis of 184802 Individuals from 25 Studies
Mendelian Randomization of Dairy Consumption Working Group et al. · Clinical Chemistry · 2017
DOI 10.1373/clinchem.2017.280701
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