Dairy products are good for heart and longevity, it is proven

This is reaffirmed by a study that milk, yogurt and cheese protect the heart

(by Giovanni D'Agata) The new nutritional guidelines must be updated, especially when dairy products are previously advised against. Word of cardiologists. A significant study, coordinated by McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, confirms and adds new evidence to what has emerged from other recent research: the relationship between dairy products, especially their fats and cardiovascular diseases is positive.

Giovanni D'Agata, president of the "Rights Window, highlights that the proven and tested study of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (Pure), conducted in 21 countries of the 5 continents following 15 for 135.884 years individuals, different for lifestyles and nutrition , highlighted that milk, yogurt, butter and cheese are not only not involved in the main cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure), but rather protect from their onset. The team of Canadian, Indian, Pakistani, South African, Brazilian and Colombian researchers has found an inverse association between consumption of dairy products and mortality or incidence of cardiovascular disease. In particular, both the risk of heart attack (-13%) and that of cardiovascular disease (-10%) were lower in subjects with the highest consumption of dairy products. And no association was found between the highest consumption of dairy products and myocardial infarction.

The explanation given by the researchers is that the high consumption of dairy products did not show any impact on the level of LDL cholesterol and were accompanied, instead, by a lowering of the concentration of triglycerides in the blood. The team of authors points out that regular consumption of dairy products can always bring a real benefit in the fight against diseases and deaths from cardiovascular causes, regardless of eating habits and lifestyles. Countries with low consumption of milk, yogurt, butter and cheese but with a high incidence of hypertension (such as China) would benefit most from the vascular protection provided by the higher intake of dairy products, because the study found a correlation between higher consumption of dairy products and lower blood pressure values.

For this reason, the researchers hope that dairy consumption in Western countries should not be discouraged and encouraged in low consuming countries, such as the eastern ones. "We need to reconsider thinking about what constitutes a high quality diet for a global population," said Professor Salim Yusuf, lead author of PURE research and director of the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) at McMaster University in Hamilton, in Canada: "For example, our results show that dairy products and meat are useful for the health and longevity of the heart. Which differs from current dietary advice. "The recommendations on eating habits and the clichés they have generated are based on studies conducted decades ago on the population of the richest nations, the researchers explain, while to date there is no clear idea about what the world's population feeds on.

Today both meat and dairy products are very different, compared to those of the previous years, as are the lifestyle and tastes of people. In addition, numerous mechanistic studies have shown that dairy products, due to their peculiar characteristics, impact various antihypertensive action factors (such as the angiotensin converting enzyme) and antiosteoporotic (such as osteocalcin), and interact with the intestinal microbiota. In short, in order to have a healthy heart, it is not necessary to eliminate steaks and cheeses from your diet. On the contrary, it is necessary to follow a complete diet, which as such includes every food in the right quantities. The study was published in the scientific journal The Lancet.

Dairy products are good for heart and longevity, it is proven

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