Association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality: a community-based cohort study (Yamagata study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dairy products are known as health-promoting foods. This study prospectively examined the association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality in a community-based population.

Methods

The study population comprised of 14,264 subjects aged 40-74 years who participated in an annual health checkup. The frequency of yogurt and milk intake was categorized as none (< 1/month), low (< 1/week), moderate (1-6/week), and high (> 1/day) intake. The association between yogurt and milk intake and total, cardiovascular, and cancer-related mortalities was determined using the Cox proportional hazards model.

Results

During the follow-up period, there were 265 total deaths, 40 cardiovascular deaths and 90 cancer-related deaths. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the tota

SUBMITTER: Nakanishi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8278744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature