Full-fat Dairy May Lower Risk of Diabetes, New Study Finds

According to new study people who consume full-fat dairy had lower cfhance of getting diabetes compared to those who didn't drink.

Researchers from Tulane University looked into 15 years of information for 3,333 grown-ups partaking in the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

The team found out participants with the highest levels of dairy fat in their blood had up to 46 percent less chance of getting diabetes compared to those who had the lowest levels of dairy fats in their blood.

"I think these findings together with those from other studies do call for a change in the policy of recommending only low-fat dairy products," study author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian told Time. "There is no prospective human evidence that people who eat low-fat dairy do better than people who eat whole-fat dairy."

They study also found that the connection between eating full-fat dairy and a lower risk of diabetes still held, regardless of any weight gains or losses.

Modifying the dietary guidelines maybe be too early at this point, but they should be evaluated again, nutrition experts said.

"I am conservative about setting national dietary guidelines. While evidence remains insufficient to definitively recommend only whole-fat dairy, it certainly is robust enough not to recommend only low-fat dairy," said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian.

Factor to take into consideration is that it could also be that full-fat dairy foods make people feel more satisfied so they'll eat less overall.