Dairy products are made from cow’s milk. Cow’s milk contains approximately 87% water, 4.6% lactose (carbohydrate), 3.4% protein, 0.8% minerals (e.g. calcium, magnesium, potassium) and 0.1% vitamins. It’s also a source of fat (4.2%) which is predominantly saturated and consequently it's one of the biggest contributors to saturated fat in our diet. In fact, it contributes to approximately one-fifth of total saturated fat intake consumed which is where the potential problem lies. Because one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is saturated fat intake as it increases our bad cholesterol level (otherwise known as our LDL or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol).

BUT are all saturated fats equal? Is it OK to have full fat dairy or do you need to be sticking to skim or low fat dairy? And is dairy going to make you fat?

Join Dr Nick as he takes you on a deep dive into the science to answer all these questions.

Relevant studies and resources can be found here:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11886-020-1263-0

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11883-022-00984-1

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2020.1736509

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5402021/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25740747/

https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/78/11/901/5816313?login=true

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36047956/

For a short 1 minute explainer on which milk is best, including dairy alternatives, make sure to check out our YouTube video found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuoF4PSwSAc&list=PL-ut39K0QUW0A81p_FyAvg5AYFQnS2rjI&index=4

For more help on your health and weight loss journey, check out the IWL award-winning program found here: https://intervalweightloss.com/

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Dr Nick Fuller is a Leading Obesity Expert at the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the founder of the IWL  program: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/nick-fuller

He holds the following qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Obesity Treatment - The University of Sydney

Bachelors Degree, Human Movement & Sports Science - University of Technology, Sydney

Masters Degree, Nutrition & Dietetics - The University of Sydney