Study Finds Consumption Of Whole Milk Tied To Decrease In Metabolic Syndrome.

reports a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition concluded “that people who consume full-fat dairy products such as whole milk are less likely to be afflicted with so-called ‘metabolic syndrome,’ a set of related risk factors predicting heart disease and diabetes.” The study, backed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, looked at “more than 15,000 civil servants in Brazil” and “examined the connection between the types of dairy products people consume and their likelihood to suffer from metabolic syndrome.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/29/more-research-undermines-the-u-s-governments-case-against-whole-milk/