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Full fat dairy products help cut risk of obesity and diabetes, study suggests.

Full fat milk, cheese and yoghurt reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome compared to low fat counterparts, the study found

ByIzzy Lyons

Two daily helpings of full fat dairy can help cut the risk of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, a study published in British Medical Journal has suggested.

Full fat milk, cheese and yoghurt have a greater impact in reducing the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) - a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity - compared to low fat counterparts, according to the study. 

Around one in three adults in the UK aged 50 or older is affected by MetS, which is associated with greater risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and other conditions involving blood vessels.

The team of researchers at McMaster University in Canada looked at data from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study involving more than 140,000 people from 21 countries who were followed for an average of nine years. DT.