[ConservativeMind]

Whole fat dairy helped prevent coronary calcium plaques, when started in young adulthood. It appeared to be more helpful for thinner people, but it appears the whole fat dairy helped people be thinner.

It does’t know why, but digging into my own memory, I recall taking CLA (Conjugated linoleic acid) capsules in the 90s, of which full fat dairy had a reasonable amount. It was to help burn fat.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Our bodies use the fat to process the calcium properly. At least that is what I remember from nutrition class. We were told that calcium from low or no fat dairy could not be absorbed properly into the teeth and bones. That was some time in the 1980s.

My teacher was British for what that is worth.

[dadfly]

very interesting.

[nwrep]

Love and Death was right.

[proust]

wow.

[HighSierra5]

Did they do the study by race? White, Anglo-Saxon people tolerate milk better than other folks. I’ve been drinking low fat milk my whole 71 year life. No heart problems. Although I just got done beating liver cancer. Who knows. Just enjoy yourself. We’re not on this planet as long as you might think.

[metmom]

For decades, Americans have been advised that cutting fat was key for a heart-healthy diet, spurring an industry of low-fat dairy products. A new generation of nutrition research is challenging some of those long-held beliefs—suggesting that for dairy products, the overall effects of whole-fat varieties on heart health may be positive.

Fat is not the boogeyman the medical establishment has made it out to be.

It's critical for brain health and development in children. IIRC, breastmilk is high in fat.

It also matters what kind of fat is being ingested.