Whole-Fat or Nonfat Dairy -The Debate Continues (less vitamin D)

Whole-Fat or Nonfat Dairy? The Debate Continues JAMA

• "It’s been 40 years since the federal government first recommended that everyone except young children opt for low-fat or nonfat dairy products over high-fat dairy products as part of an overall goal of reducing saturated fat intake and calories"

• "But some recent studies have suggested that high-fat milk, cheese, and yogurt are at least as healthful as their low-fat or nonfat counterparts, and their authors are questioning the wisdom of advising people to avoid whole milk and products made with it."

  The word Vitamin does not occur once in the study

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2 years before the JAMA study: Far less vitamin D in low-fat milk gets into the blood

Low fat (e.g. skim milk) provides less Vitamin D – May 2016

• Full-fat milk for children associated with higher Vitamin D and lower BMI – Dec 2016

• Children no longer get much vitamin D from milk - fortify at home

• Low fat (e.g. skim milk) provides less Vitamin D – May 2016

• Little vitamin D in various types of milk – Oct 2012

• Review of vitamin D from milk products – Aug 2018

• Vitamin D fortification of Cows milk (ignores lactose intolerance and poor bioavailability in low fat milk) – Aug 2021

• Vitamin D levels dropped when consuming 2 brands of fortified milk in the winter– trial June 2018

• Whole-Fat or Nonfat Dairy -The Debate Continues (less vitamin D) - Dec 2018

• Milk – Vitamin D deficiency 2X more likely if lactose intolerant, milk allergy, or low fat milk – 2017

• Most people have major problems of milk as a source of vitamin D