Total fermented dairy food intake Is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk in women

Amée M Buziau*, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu, Johanna M Geleijnse, Gita D Mishra

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Abstract

Background
The relation between fermented dairy consumption and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in an Australian population remains to be established.

Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between fermented dairy consumption and T2DM and CVD risk.

Methods
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health included Australian women (aged 45–50 y) at baseline in 2001, who were followed up through 5 surveys until 2016. Dietary intake was assessed through the use of a validated 101-item FFQ at baseline. Main study outcomes were self-reported physician-diagnosed T2DM and CVD. Logistic regression models adjusted for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors were used to estimate the association between dairy intake and T2DM and CVD risk.

Results
Of 7633 women free of diabetes at baseline, 701 (9.2%) developed T2DM during a maximum 15-y follow-up period. Women in the highest tertile of yogurt intake had lower adjusted odds of T2DM than those in the lowest tertile (OR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.67, 0.99; P = 0.041). This relation became nonsignificant after adjustment for dietary variables and total energy intake (OR: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.71, 1.08; P = 0.21). Of 7679 women free of CVD at baseline, 835 (10.9%) cases of CVD were reported during follow-up. High intake of yogurt and total fermented dairy was associated with lower CVD risk (OR: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.70, 1.00; P = 0.05, 0.80; 0.67, 0.96; 0.017, respectively) than observed in the lowest tertile of dairy product intake. Additional adjustment attenuated the relation (OR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.72, 1.04; P = 0.13, 0.83; 0.69, 1.00; 0.048, for yogurt and total fermented dairy, respectively). No associations were found with other dairy groups.

Conclusion
The findings from this population-based study of Australian women suggest an inverse association between total fermented dairy intake and CVD risk, which may partly be accounted for by other dietary components.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1797-1804
Number of pages8
JournalBritish Journal of Nutrition
Volume149
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • AUSTRALIA
  • Australia
  • DIET
  • DOSE-RESPONSE METAANALYSIS
  • MARKERS
  • MENAQUINONE
  • METABOLIC SYNDROME
  • MORTALITY
  • PRODUCT CONSUMPTION
  • VALIDITY
  • YOGURT CONSUMPTION
  • cardiovascular disease
  • cheese
  • coronary heart disease
  • dairy
  • fermented dairy
  • stroke
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • women's health
  • yogurt

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