SynthesisEuropean journal of nutrition2013
The relationship between high-fat dairy consumption and obesity, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease.
Synthesis in European journal of nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 146 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Dairy Fat on Postprandial Inflammation- Phase 2
Effects of Dairy Fat on Postprandial Inflammation- Phase 1
Effects of Inclusion of Sunflower Oil, Vitamin E and Selenium in the Diet of Dairy Cows on Milk Composition and Its Influence on Nutrition and Health of Elderly
Full-fat Yogurt and Glucose Tolerance
Who cites it
146 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 419 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of fermented dairy intake and abdominal obesity in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Pooled it
- Metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Whole-Fat or Reduced-Fat Dairy Product Intake, Adiposity, and Cardiometabolic Health in Children: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Milk and Dairy Product Consumption and Risk of Mortality: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Dairy Consumption and Cardiometabolic Diseases: Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analyses of Prospective Cohort Studies.Current nutrition reports · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of total fat intake on bodyweight in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of total fat intake on bodyweight in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Genome-Wide Interactions with Dairy Intake for Body Mass Index in Adults of European Descent.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effect of yogurt consumption on chronic diseases risk markers in adults.European journal of nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Association between Dairy Product Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular-Related Clinical Outcomes.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Pooled it
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- Effects of total fat intake on body weight.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Dairy foods and dairy proteins in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of the clinical evidence.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2015Pooled it
- Dairy products consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.PloS one · 2013Pooled it
- Pentadecanoic Acid Supplementation in Young Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
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- Impact of low-fat and full-fat dairy foods on fasting lipid profile and blood pressure: exploratory endpoints of a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Trial
- Characteristics of body composition and cardiometabolic risk of Japanese male heavyweight Judo athletes.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2016Trial
- Kefir drink leads to a similar weight loss, compared with milk, in a dairy-rich non-energy-restricted diet in overweight or obese premenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2016Trial
86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeTo comprehensively review the data on the relationship between the consumption of dairy fat and high-fat dairy foods, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease.
methodsWe have conducted a systematic literature review of observational studies on the relationship between dairy fat and high-fat dairy foods, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease. We have integrated these findings with data from controlled studies showing effects of several minor dairy fatty acids on adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors, and data on how bovine feeding practices influence the composition of dairy fat.
resultsIn 11 of 16 studies, high-fat dairy intake was inversely associated with measures of adiposity. Studies examining the relationship between high-fat dairy consumption and metabolic health reported either an inverse or no association. Studies investigating the connection between high-fat dairy intake and diabetes or cardiovascular disease incidence were inconsistent. We discuss factors that may have contributed to the variability between studies, including differences in (1) the potential for residual confounding; (2) the types of high-fat dairy foods consumed; and (3) bovine feeding practices (pasture- vs. grain-based) known to influence the composition of dairy fat.
conclusionsThe observational evidence does not support the hypothesis that dairy fat or high-fat dairy foods contribute to obesity or cardiometabolic risk, and suggests that high-fat dairy consumption within typical dietary patterns is inversely associated with obesity risk. Although not conclusive, these findings may provide a rationale for future research into the bioactive properties of dairy fat and the impact of bovine feeding practices on the health effects of dairy fat.
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