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  Vol. 165 No. 20, November 14, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Dairy and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Wrong Conclusions

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The article in the May 9, 2005, issue by Choi and colleagues1 came to the conclusions that dairy products have favorable effects on body weight and are a major determinant in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Information on weight gain from dairy products was presented in 2002 at the Dairy Product Components and Weight Regulation seminar (April 21, 2002; New Orleans, La) supported in part by Dairy Management Inc.

Nine studies of dairy product supplementation were located: In seven, no significant differences in the change in body weight or composition were detected between treatment and control groups. However, two studies conducted in older adults observed significantly greater weight gain in the dairy product groups.2(p245S)

Add to this summary the most recent National Dairy Council–funded study published in the April 2005 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showing that the addition of extra dairy foods to reach . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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John McDougall, MD


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