For Decades, We Were Told to Choose Low Fat Dairy. New…

For Decades, We Were Told to Choose Low Fat Dairy. New Research Challenges That Advice Dietary guidelines in Canada and many other countries have long recommended fat free or low fat dairy, based on the assumption that saturated fat in full fat dairy raises cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. A new 12 week randomised study from the University of Toronto adds meaningful evidence that this advice may need reconsidering. The study: Researchers randomly assigned 74 adults with overweight or obesity to one of three groups. One followed a low dairy, calorie restricted diet. A second followed an energy neutral diet including three servings of full fat dairy daily. A third ate an unrestricted diet that also included three daily servings of full fat dairy. All participants received guidance based on Canada's food guide. The core finding, no harm from full fat dairy: After 12 weeks, there were no meaningful differences in weight gain, body composition, or cholesterol levels between the low dairy group and those consuming three servings of full fat dairy daily. As the study's lead author put it, those who had thr