New study questions the health downsides of full-fat dairy
University of Toronto researchers studied 74 adults with overweight/obesity over 12 weeks across three dairy patterns (low-dairy calorie-restricted, three daily servings of full-fat dairy, and three daily servings of full-fat dairy with unrestricted intake). They found no meaningful differences in weight, body composition, metabolism, or cholesterol between the low-dairy and three-dairy groups, and higher dairy intake was linked to better blood pressure and higher intake of calcium, protein, and vitamin D. The findings challenge the conventional push toward low-fat dairy and support viewing dairy as a whole food matrix, consistent with prior work suggesting dairy fat is not inherently harmful.