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> What country was the study done Jackie?

 

 

The US I would say. I am sure I have seen a study on women only, but here's

one I found in my archives.

 

Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young

adults: the CARDIA Study.

 

Pereira MA, Jacobs DR Jr, Van Horn L, Slattery ML, Kartashov AI, Ludwig DS.

 

Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

02115, USA. mark.pereira

 

CONTEXT: Components of the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS), including

obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, are major risk

factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Although diet has been

postulated to influence IRS, the independent effects of dairy consumption on

development of this syndrome have not been investigated. OBJECTIVE: To

examine associations between dairy intake and incidence of IRS, adjusting

for confounding lifestyle and dietary factors. DESIGN: The Coronary Artery

Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a population-based

prospective study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: General community sample from 4

US metropolitan areas of 3157 black and white adults aged 18 to 30 years who

were followed up from 1985-1986 to 1995-1996. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Ten-year

cumulative incidence of IRS and its association with dairy consumption,

measured by diet history interview. RESULTS: Dairy consumption was inversely

associated with the incidence of all IRS components among individuals who

were overweight (body mass index > or =25 kg/m(2)) at baseline but not among

leaner individuals (body mass index < 25 kg/m(2)). The adjusted odds of

developing IRS (2 or more components) were 72% lower (odds ratio, 0.28; 95%

confidence interval, 0.14-0.58) among overweight individuals in the highest

(> or =35 times per week, 24/102 individuals) compared with the lowest (<10

times per week, 85/190 individuals) category of dairy consumption. Each

daily occasion of dairy consumption was associated with a 21% lower odds of

IRS (odds ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.70-0.88). These

associations were similar for blacks and whites and for men and women. Other

dietary factors, including macronutrients and micronutrients, did not

explain the association between dairy intake and IRS. CONCLUSIONS: Dietary

patterns characterized by increased dairy consumption have a strong inverse

association with IRS among overweight adults and may reduce risk of type 2

diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

 

PMID: 11966382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]