A new study brings good news to those who love dairy – the results found those who ate more dairy on average (even high fat dairy products) had lower body fat percentages, and lower BMIs.
The research is counter-intuitive to what we all learn – higher fat dairy products such as butter, cheese, and cream are high in saturated fats and should be eaten as 'sometimes foods' if you want to be healthy.
Plus, having too much LDL cholesterol in your blood increases the risk of heart disease and heart attacks - around 10,000 Irish people die from those diseases every year and the rates are similar around the world.
But this new research, undertaken by the University of Dublin, Ireland, shows that cheese and other high fat dairy products might not be the culprit.
