Key result
Moderate dairy intake shows no detrimental cardiovascular effects, with outcomes depending primarily on food type.
Systematic Review
Limited consumption of dairy foods and use of low-fat products is recommended for cardiovascular (CV) prevention; however, other features besides fat content modulate their metabolic effects. We analyze updated evidence on the relationship of different dairy products (low/full-fat dairy, milk, cheese, yogurt) with CVD by reviewing meta-analyses of cohort studies and individual prospective cohort studies with CV hard endpoints (CVD/CHD incidence/mortality), together with meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials exploring the effect of dairy on major CV risk factors. The analyses provide evidence that moderate dairy consumption (up to 200 g/day, globally) has no detrimental effects on CV health and that their effect depends more on the food type (cheese, yogurt, milk) than on the fat content. These data expand current knowledge and may inform revision of current guidelines for CVD prevention.
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Giosuè et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular disease. Dairy food consumption was evaluated on CVD/CHD incidence and mortality, and major CV risk factors. Moderate dairy consumption of up to 200 g/day has no detrimental effects on cardiovascular health, with outcomes depending more on food type than on fat content.
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