The Full Fat Dairy Conundrum: Rethinking Our Healthy Habits The dairy aisle has long been a battleground for health conscious consumers, with low fat and non fat options vying for space alongside their full fat counterparts.
For decades, we've been told that switching to low fat dairy is the key to managing obesity and reducing cardiovascular risk. New research from the University of Toronto challenges this conventional wisdom.
A study led by Professor Harvey Anderson assigned 74 adults with overweight or obesity to one of three dietary groups: a low dairy, calorie restricted diet; an energy neutral diet with three servings of dairy each day; and an unrestricted diet with three daily servings of dairy.