High blood pressure (BP) has been ranked as the most important risk factor worldwide regarding attributable deaths. Dietary habits are major determinants of BP. Among them, frequent intake of low-fat dairy products may protect against hypertension. Our aim was to assess the relationship between low-fat dairy product intake and BP levels and their changes after 12-month follow-up in a cohort of ...

Taste is the number one reason for selecting food, but interest in nutritional content and special health benefits is also important. Consumers respond positively to the taste of many dairy products, but perceptions of health benefits are not as positive as they could be, perhaps because of the strong association of dairy with high fat. An increasing number of consumers are aware that food can ...

BACKGROUND Recent data from cross-sectional studies suggest that consumption of dairy products is inversely associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, but a cause-and-effect relation can be confirmed only with results from randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVE We reviewed the results of randomized controlled nutritional intervention studies that have assessed the impact of dairy produ...

Despite the ever-increasing number of patients with dementia worldwide, fundamental therapeutic approaches to this condition have not been established. Epidemiological studies suggest that intake of fermented dairy products prevents cognitive decline in the elderly. However, the active compounds responsible for the effect remain to be elucidated. The present study aims to elucidate the preventi...

Although pasteurization eliminates pathogens and consumption of nonpasteurized dairy products is uncommon, dairy-associated disease outbreaks continue to occur. To determine the association of outbreaks caused by nonpasteurized dairy products with state laws regarding sale of these products, we reviewed dairy-associated outbreaks during 1993-2006. We found 121 outbreaks for which the product's ...

Some previous studies have suggested that consuming dairy products, particularly the low-fat variety, lowers the incidence of type 2 diabetes. However, no study to our knowledge has focused on an ethnically diverse group of postmenopausal women, a population with a high risk of this disease. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 82,076 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health In...

BACKGROUND The association between intake of dairy products and the risk of type 2 diabetes has been investigated in several studies, but the evidence is not conclusive. OBJECTIVE We conducted an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of dairy product intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes. DESIGN We searched the PubMed database for prospective cohort and nested case-cont...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the effect of different types of dairy food products on the development of hypertension. OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine whether the incidence of hypertension in older Dutch subjects is associated with intake of dairy products. DESIGN We examined the relation between dairy intake and incident hypertension in 2245 participants of the Rotterdam Study ...

Randomized clinical trials have found a significant relationship between calcium/dairy product intake and reduced body weight and/or fat in overweight and obese adults. The studies report that dairy foods exert a significantly greater effect on body weight, fat and inches around the waist compared to calcium supplements or a low-dairy diet. The body of research also includes mechanistic studies...

BACKGROUND Constipation is a frustrating symptom affecting 3% of children worldwide. A fermented dairy product containing Bifidobacterium lactis strain DN-173 010 was effective in increasing stool frequency in constipated women. Our aim was to assess the effects of this product in constipated children. METHODS In this prospective randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, 159 constipated chi...