date:Nov 26, 2012
aseline for their consumption of milk, cultured milk/yogurt, cheese, crme fraiche,butter and cream. During 11.6 years of follow-up, 1392 cases of myocardial infarction were ascertained.
Overall, women in the highest quintile of intake of total dairy foods were 23 percent less likely to suffermyocardial infarction, compared with those in the lowest quintile.
Specifically, the highest quintile of intake of total cheese was associated with 26 percent reduced risk ofmycardial infarction, compared