Impact of low-fat and full-fat dairy foods on fasting lipid profile and blood pressure: exploratory endpoints of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary guidelines traditionally recommend low-fat dairy because dairy's high saturated fat content is thought to promote cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, emerging evidence indicates that dairy fat may not negatively impact CVD risk factors when consumed in foods with a complex matrix.

Objective

The aim was to compare the effects of diets limited in dairy or rich in either low-fat or full-fat dairy on CVD risk factors.

Methods

In this randomized controlled trial, 72 participants with metabolic syndrome completed a 4-wk run-in period, limiting their dairy intake to ≤3 servings/wk of nonfat milk. Participants were then randomly assigned to 1 of 3 diets, either continuing the limited-dairy diet or switching to a diet containing 3.3 servings/d of either l

SUBMITTER: Schmidt KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8408839 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature