The consumption of milk and dairy products (according to a study presented by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston) can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 60%.
The study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, identifies in acid trans-palmitoleic, found almost exclusively in milk and its derivatives, the substances capable of lowering levels of bad cholesterol, by reducing the risk of diabetes.
American researchers have come to these conclusions by examining 3,736 patients in a previous study started twenty years ago to see the risks of cardiovascular disease in the elderly.
Comparing the values of glucose, insulin and fatty acids resulting from the analysis of blood samples taken from the previous study with the current ones, researchers have realized that those who consumed milk or dairy products had a lower risk of diabetes than those who do not consume .
