title: Regular-Fat Dairy and Human Health: A Synopsis of Symposia Presented in Europe and North America (2014-2015).
abstract: In recent history, some dietary recommendations have treated dairy fat as an unnecessary source of calories and saturated fat in the human diet. These assumptions, however, have recently been brought into question by current research on regular fat dairy products and human health. In an effort to disseminate, explore and discuss the state of the science on the relationship between regular fat dairy products and health, symposia were programmed by dairy industry organizations in Europe and North America at The Eurofed Lipids Congress (2014) in France, The Dairy Nutrition Annual Symposium (2014) in Canada, The American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting held in conjunction with Experimental Biology (2015) in the United States, and The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (2015) in Germany. This synopsis of these symposia describes the complexity of dairy fat and the effects regular-fat dairy foods have on human health. The emerging scientific evidence indicates that the consumption of regular fat dairy foods is not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and inversely associated with weight gain and the risk of obesity. Dairy foods, including regular-fat milk, cheese and yogurt, can be important components of an overall healthy dietary pattern. Systematic examination of the effects of dietary patterns that include regular-fat milk, cheese and yogurt on human health is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C DK-1958, Denmark. ast@nexs.ku.dk.
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Astrup
authors.affiliation: Foodsense, LLC, 167 Lyman Ave., Burlington, VT 05401, USA. Beth.H.Rice@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Beth H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rice Bradley
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. jtb4@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: J Thomas
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Brenna
authors.affiliation: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (Neuro-PSI), Universite Paris-Sud, Bat 447, Orsay 91405, France. Bernadette.delplanque@u-psud.fr.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delplanque
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Paris-Cit&#233;, 190 Avenue de France, Paris 75013, France. monique.ferry@club-internet.fr.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferry
authors.affiliation: National Dairy Council, 10255 West Higgins Road, Suite 900, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA. Moises.Torres-Gonzalez@Dairy.org.
authors.forename: Moises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres-Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D055951:Functional Food / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000639:trends; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012528:Satiety Response
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
keywords: Type-2 diabetes; cardiovascular disease; cheese; dairy; fat; infant formula; milk; yogurt