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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Full-fat milk, cheese and dairy every day? Canadian study delivers surprising findings on weight and cholesterol

For years, people have been told to choose low-fat or fat-free dairy to limit saturated fat. But a new Canadian study has found that eating three servings of full-fat dairy every day did not cause weight gain or raise cholesterol levels over 12 weeks.

A Canadian study involving 74 adults with overweight or obesity has challenged a long-standing assumption about full-fat dairy, finding that consuming three daily servings for 12 weeks did not negatively affect body weight, body composition, energy metabolism or blood lipid levels.

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