dairy long-term intake guideline for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study from eastern mediterranean regional (emr)

dairy long-term intake guideline for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study from eastern mediterranean regional (emr)

background: despite the common belief that recommended whole-fat dairy products, a reasonable intake of dairy fat may also lower the risk of heart disease. this study was examined the relationship between high-fat dairy beside low-fat and total dairy with major cardiovascular events.

methods: multivariate analysis with the cox regression model was used and hrs with 95% cis are calculated in each quartile and the zero consumption was used as the reference group. the major outcomes were cardiovascular events (cvd, ihd, and stroke)

results: total dairy more than five servings per week was related to a lower risk of cvd (hr: 0.75; 95% ci 0.53–0.99; p trend=0.02), and serving 3-5 was related to a lower risk of stroke (0.35, 0.15–0.89; p trend=0.05). about high-fat dairy, intake of 3-5 servings per week can reduce the risk of stroke (hr: 0.67; 95% ci 0.42–0.89; p trend=0.04), and similar associations were observed in serving less than 3. also, a lower risk of cvd was observed in the consumption of < 3 servings of high-fat dairy (0.80, 0.62–0.98; p trend=0.03). a three-five serving of low-fat dairy only reduced the risk of cvd (hr: 0.64; 95% ci 0.40–0.98; p trend=0.03), and similarly, for the intake of < 3 compared with zero intakes.

conclusion: dairy product intake has a beneficial effect on reducing the risk of major cardiovascular disease events especially cvd and stroke.