Posted on 11/22/2024 2:29:54 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Drinking non-fermented milk may increase the risk of heart disease in women, according to research. The study, which investigated the association between milk intake and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI), suggests that replacing non-fermented milk with fermented milk could potentially lower women's risks of these conditions.
IHD is globally one of the leading contributors to adult mortality, and there is uncertainty about the effects of milk products on the risk of IHD. Fermented milk, found in foods such as yogurt and kefir, is fermented by lactic acid bacteria.
Karl Michaëlsson and colleagues conducted two Swedish prospective cohort studies involving 59,998 women with an average age of 54 and 40,777 men with an average age of 60 who did not have IHD or cancer. 17,896 cases of IHD, including 10,714 cases of MI, were documented during 33 years of follow-up running from 1987 to 2021.
In women, intake of more than 300 milliliters per day of non-fermented milk was associated with a greater risk of IHD, with a 5% increased risk at 400 milliliters, a 12% increased risk at 600 milliliters, and a 21% increased risk at 800 milliliters. A similar relationship in women was seen for the risk of acute MI. No higher risk of IHD with increased non-fermented milk intake was observed in men. Substituting a 200 milliliter daily intake of non-fermented milk with fermented milk suggested there was a 5% decreased risk of IHD and a 4% decreased risk of MI in women.
The authors suggest that high amounts of non-fermented milk intake could affect levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)—two cardiometabolic proteins that regulate blood pressure and flow.
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Raw milk probably good too.
Very interesting. I’ve always detested milk, but have yogurt almost every night for dessert with either mangoes or blueberries in it. Nonfat vanilla yogurt.
My heart’s doing very well and bp is great with only one prescription drug, Lisinopril.
eggs were good and then bad and now good again. Yogurt good and bad. I remember the ozone hole, acid rain and DDT. Probably best to just turn off the radio/ tv and enjoy life.
Fairlife milk is fine. has a long shelf life and is ultrapastuerized. Kefir is an alternative. I don’t know about using yogurt on cereal as a milk replacement but I guess it might work. After using Fairlife, you won’t be able to drink regular milk. It smells and tastes spoiled.
Obesity and being sedentary are the biggest causes of heart disease.
What about buttermilk? It does contain active cultures.
What was this, sponsored by Chobani?
I for some reason remember the Dannon yogurt 1976-1978 TV ads.
“In Soviet Georgia” was the name of the 1970s advertising campaign (Wikipedia has the story).
In the commercials, shots of elderly Georgian farmers were interspersed with an off-camera announcer intoning, “In Soviet Georgia, where they eat a lot of yogurt, a lot of people live past 100.” Each shot had a caption at the bottom, which would tell the audience the farmer’s name and his or her age, which ranged from 95 to 105.
One such commercial ended with a shot of an old man eating Dannon yogurt, with a woman who was purported to be his 114-year-old mother looking at him fondly. The announcer said, “89-year old Bagrat Tabaghua... ate two cups. That pleased his mother very much.” The actual ages of the farmers shown were disputed afterwards and were never proven by the Dannon company.
The Commie government told the villagers that a free pension would be given to everyone as each reached a certain age. Then they gave their birth dates. Probably all gave birth dates as 10 years earlier. Born 1910…list it as 1900. Start getting free money 10 years sooner.
Ive always detested cow’s milk of any kind. I use almond milk in my coffee and on cereal, it has more calcium than cow’s milk.
Growing up we had goats milk from our dairy goats. Cows milk is for 100 # calves while goats milk is for 8 # kids. I think there is a difference in the composition.
Yes, I like goat’s milk. Thanks for reminding me. And goat yogurt too.
Does no one study grammar any more? The headline should read, “Swapping Yogurt for Milk”, not the other way around.
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