ReviewCurrent opinion in lipidology2017
Milk fat biomarkers and cardiometabolic disease.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of circulating fatty acids with cardiovascular disease risk: analysis of individual-level data in three large prospective cohorts and updated meta-analysis.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Pooled it
- Biomarkers of dairy fat intake, incident cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: A cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Profiling of Endogenous and Gut Microbial Metabolites to Indicate Metabotype-Specific Dietary Responses: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled 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
- Fatty acid biomarkers of dairy fat consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.PLoS medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Role of milk and dairy intake in cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition journal · 2018Pooled it
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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
- Beneficial effect on serum cholesterol levels, but not glycaemic regulation, after replacing SFA with PUFA for 3 d: a randomised crossover trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
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- Beyond Saturated Fat: A Four-Dimensional Framework for Understanding Milk Fat in Human Health.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Foods to Prevent Cardiometabolic Disease: Moving from "Saturated Fat" to "Whole Foods".Current developments in nutrition · 2026Review
- Integration of gut microbiome and lipid metabolism reveals the anti-cancer effects of pentadecanoic acid on bladder cancer.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- C17:0, rather than C15:0, drives the protective association of odd-chain saturated fatty acids with metabolic syndrome: mediation and joint effect evidence.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Divergent effects of monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids on energy metabolism and insulin signaling in human myotubes.Journal of lipid research · 2025Article
- Dairy intake screener as web-based application is reliable and valid.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- Metabolic clues to aging: exploring the role of circulating metabolites in frailty, sarcopenia and vascular aging related traits and diseases.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- Plasma Fatty Acid Biomarkers of Dairy Consumption Are Associated with Sex-Dependent Effects on Metabolic Syndrome Components in Mexican Adolescents.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2023Article
- Can individual fatty acids be used as functional biomarkers of dairy fat consumption in relation to cardiometabolic health? A narrative review.The British journal of nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDairy is a major food group with potential impact on cardiometabolic health. Self-reported dairy intake has limitations that can partly be avoided by using biomarkers. This review aims to summarize the evidence of odd-chain saturated fatty acids (OCFAs), that is, pentadecanoic acid (C15 : 0) and heptadecanoic acid (17 : 0), as biomarkers of dairy fat intake. In addition, the associations of OCFA biomarkers with cardiometabolic disease will be overviewed. RECENT
findingsAdipose tissue 15 : 0 is the preferred biomarker but also circulating 15 : 0, and to a weaker extent 17 : 0, reflects both habitual and changes in dairy intake. Whereas results from studies assessing cardiovascular outcomes are inconsistent, OCFA biomarkers are overall associated with lower diabetes risk. Residual confounding should however be considered until interventional data and mechanisms are available. Although OCFA biomarkers mainly reflect dairy fat intake, recently proposed endogenous synthesis and metabolism do motivate further research. SUMMARY: Taking into account the study population diet and limitations of OCFA biomarkers, both adipose and circulating levels of 15 : 0, in particular, are useful for estimating total dairy fat intake. OCFA biomarkers are overall not linked to cardiovascular disease risk, but a possible beneficial role of dairy foods in diabetes prevention warrant further study.
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