Can cheese and butter protect against type 2 diabetes?

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A new analysis of earlier observational studies, published last week in PLOS Medicine, suggests that those who eat full-fat dairy products also experience better health. Last summer, we reported on a study that showed a link between eating more dietary dairy fat and lower rates of stroke. This week’s analysis reveals an association between eating more dairy fat and lower rates of type 2 diabetes. Newsweek: Can type 2 diabetes be prevented by cheese? This was a large analysis, with over 63,000 participants. On average, the authors note 29% lower risk of type 2 diabetes for those with the highest level of dairy fat consumption versus those with the lowest. Both this review, and the one showing lower rates of stroke, relied upon an objective measurement of dairy fat consumption: biomarkers in the blood. This is a big step up compared to relying on the standard metric for assessing diets — food frequency questionnaires — which are notoriously unreliable measurement tools. In...
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