Among overweight young adults, increased dairy consumption may protect overweight individuals from the development of obesity and insulin resistance syndrome and may reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is one of the risk factors of insulin resistance syndrome.
Periera MA, et al. Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: The CARDIA Study. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002; 287:2081-2089.
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