Comments on “Whole milk or low-fat? A dietitian explains which dairy product is right for you”

  1. Jean Clelland-Morin says:
    08/05/2023 at 8:23 PM

    Shyla Cadogan, RD. Who paid you to promote Milk ? !!!!! Non-Veganism is Torture, Murder & Destruction of the Earth ! I have been VEGAN since 2009. I know the Facts ! You must be desperate for a job ! Can you say, Go VEGAN or we all Die ? !!🌱

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  2. Scott says:
    08/06/2023 at 2:13 AM

    You can also say whole milk is 97% fat free

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  3. tam peters says:
    08/07/2023 at 12:42 AM

    We still have Full fat milk sold here in NZ too

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  4. Robert W Tucker says:
    08/20/2023 at 12:16 PM

    There is definitely scientific controversy regarding the health risks and benefits associated to adult consumption of dairy cow milk. Some of that controversy goes to the milk solids themselves while other debates center on fat content. Not addressed here, there are also potential health differences between organic and non-organic milk, and some of the controversy is associated to one’s individual cardiovascular condition and other factors.

    Nonetheless, the scientific slant of this article, especially its treatment of dairy fat, is decidedly pro-dairy, which makes me want to ask the author for a conflict-of-interest declaration.

    As one example of bias, the article points to scientific evidence that consuming cow milk can slightly reduce the risk for acquiring Type-2 Diabetes. In fact, the evidence, which is itself slightly controversial, suggests this may be true only for non-fat milk. To quote one meta-review in the National Institutes of Health library (link below):

    “Although most of the existing evidence suggests a beneficial role
    of dairy consumption on risk of T2D, only low-fat dairy foods and
    yogurt have shown a significant and consistent role, while other
    dairy products showed no association with prevention of T2D.”

    There is definitely scientific controversy regarding the health risks and benefits associated to adult consumption of dairy cow milk. Some of that controversy goes to the milk itself while other debates center on the fat content. Not addressed here, there are also potential differences of interest between organic and non-organic milk, and some of the controversy is associated to one’s individual cardiovascular condition and other factors.

    Nonetheless, the scientific slant of this article, especially its treatment of dairy fat, is decidedly pro-dairy, which makes me want to ask the author for a conflict of interest declaration.

    As one example of the slant, the article mentions Type-2 diabetes, suggesting scientific evidence that cow milk reduces the risk slightly. In fact, the evidence, which is itself slightly controversial, suggests this is true only of non-fat milk. To quote one meta-review in the National Institutes of Health library:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8026335/

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