How do fermented dairy products affect cholesterol?

About this episode

The episode discusses how fermented dairy products impact cholesterol levels compared to butter and processed meats, highlighting the evidence surrounding yogurt, cheese, and saturated fat.

852. Fermented dairy may affect cholesterol differently than butter or processed meats—but it’s not a free pass. Here’s what the evidence actually shows about yogurt, cheese, saturated fat, and LDL cholesterol. References Dairy Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Do We Really Need to Be Concerned? - PMC Milk and Dairy Product Consumption and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - ScienceDirect Effect of cheese consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - PubMed Harnessing the Magic of the Dairy Matrix for Next-Level Health Solutions: A Summary of a Symposium Presented at Nutrition 2022 Dairy and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Recent Observational Research - PMC Fermented dairy product consumption and blood lipid levels in healthy adults: a systematic review New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself! We've also curated some great playlists on specific episode topics including Staying Strong as We Age , Diabetes , Weight Loss That Lasts and Gut Health ! Also, find a playlist of our bone…

People in this episode

Host: Monica Reinagel

Topics covered

• fermented dairy
• cholesterol
• health effects
• saturated fat
• LDL cholesterol
• nutrition research

Keywords

• fermented dairy
• cholesterol
• yogurt
• cheese
• saturated fat
• LDL cholesterol
• nutrition

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Organizations: QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Books & works: Dairy Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Do We Really Need to Be Concerned?, Milk and Dairy Product Consumption and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Effect of cheese consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Harnessing the Magic of the Dairy Matrix for Next-Level Health Solutions: A Summary of a Symposium Presented at Nutrition 2022, Dairy and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Recent Observational Research, Fermented dairy product consumption and blood lipid levels in healthy adults: a systematic review

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