Fatty Dairy Products May Be Linked To Lower Risk Of Developing T2D

Eating a lot of fatty dairy products, such as cream and fermented milk, seemed to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes development, Swedish researchers said here.
But the effect isn't the same for all animal fats, the researchers warned. Higher intake of meat and meat products was tied to a greater risk of developing the disease.
"Our findings suggest that in contrast to animal fats in general, fats specific to dairy products may have a role in prevention of type 2 diabetes," It's not well understood how dietary fats affect glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity, but the researchers noted that several epidemiological studies have shown that a high intake of dairy products may protect against type 2 diabetes.

Eating a lot of low-fat dairy products, on the other hand, was initially associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, but that association disappeared after further adjustment for protein intake, the researchers said. "The decreased risk at high intakes of high-fat dairy products, but not of low-fat dairy products, indicate that dairy fat, at least partly, explains observed protective associations between dairy intake and type 2 diabetes,"
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He also pointed out that meta-analyses that show associations between dairy consumption and decreased hypertension, as well as cardiovascular disease have also been published in recent years (Hypertension 2012;60:1131-1137, Am J Clin Nutr 2011;93:158-171).