Milk and Cheese Consumption Reduce the Risk of Diabetes

A recent study found that eating eight servings of fat-rich milk, cream, cheese, and butter per day can reduce the risk of type two diabetes about 23 percent. One serving means 200 ml of milk or yogurt, 20 grams of cheese, 25 grams of cream and seven grams of butter.

These findings reinforce the findings of other studies that show, the fat in milk is more healthful than other saturated fats and may protect against type two diabetes.

To come to this conclusion, the researchers enrolled 27 thousand participants aged 45 and 75 years. They examined the participants was 14 years. During the study, nearly three thousand people at risk of developing type two diabetes.

During the study, the researchers took into account various factors such as smoking, weight, physical activity, diet and calorie intake plays in the risk of diabetes.

The results of the study showed, 30 ml cream per day is associated with a 15 percent lower risk of a person suffering from diabetes. Then, 180 ml ​​of yogurt rich in fat reduces the risk of diabetes by 20 percent when compared with those who did not eat them.

However, this study found no association between low-fat milk and diabetes.

In addition, a study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Australia also found that eating meat every day increases the risk of diabetes. In fact, low-fat meat consumption may increase the risk of diabetes at a higher level.

Based on this study, those who consumed 80 grams of low-fat meat, increased chance of developing diabetes by 20 percent compared to those who ate less meat.

Meanwhile, people who ate 90 grams of fat-rich meat likely to suffer from diabetes around nine per cent compared to those who do not eat daing.

"Our observations may clarify previous findings regarding dietary fat and foods containing it (fat) associated with type two diabetes," said lead author of the study from Lund University Diabetes Center at Swedish, Dr. Ulrika Ericson.

"The decrease in the risk of intake of high-fat dairy products, low-fat dairy products instead, indicating at least milk fat (partially) explain the relationship between dairy intake and diabetes type two," he added as quoted by the Telegraph.

In Sampung, continued Dr. Ericson, meat intake was also associated with an increased risk of diabetes regardless of the fat content.
According to him, the findings in this study show, bebeda with animal fat in general, specialty fats in dairy products may have a role to prevent type two diabetes.