Several studies have been released in the past few years that contradict earlier research indicating that consumption of dairy products is all sorts of bad. In “Dairy Food Consumption Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Heart Disease Mortality, but Not All-Cause and Cancer Mortality in US Adults” published January 2023,
“In conclusion, the present analyses did not demonstrate a relationship between usual dairy food intake and mortality risk from all-causes and cancer, when comparing the lowest quartile to the highest quartile of dairy food consumption. In contrast, usual dairy food intake was significantly associated with cardiovascular disease-related mortality risk. Specifically, a 26% reduced risk for heart disease mortality was observed when comparing the lowest quartile to the highest quartile of usual dairy food intake. In older adults, 51–70 and ≥51 y, usual dairy food intake was associated with 39% and 31% reduced risk for heart disease mortality, respectively. These results contradict previous findings that have linked dairy foods to increased mortality risk. The present analyses, which incorporated the National Cancer Institute’s usual intake method, provides evidence that dairy foods within a dietary pattern, may help lower heart disease mortality risk in adults.”
The February 2023 study titled “Dairy foods and cardiometabolic diseases: an update and a reassessment of the impact of SFA”, published in February 2023 indicated
“Given the increasing prevalence of T2D [Type 2 Diabetes] and the consistent beneficial association with yoghurt consumption suggests that this topic needs to be investigated with urgency. Interestingly, a recent risk analysis(Reference Cohen, Bylsma and Movva22) indicates that 200 000 US disability-adjusted life years (4·5 %) due to T2D may be prevented by increased dairy consumption.”
I found many, many recent studies on scholar.google.com indicating there is a change in attitude towards dairy, particularly whole (non-skimmed) varieties. Maybe, like eggs, dairy isn’t so bad for us after all.