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Dairy Decreases Diabetes

People who consume dairy products are at reduced risk of developing type-2 diabetes.

Dairy milk, cheeses, and yogurts are rich sources of calcium, a mineral that increases insulin secretion and may reduce insulin resistance.  Dagfinn Aune, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), and colleagues completed a meta-analysis of 17 cohort studies of dairy product intake and risk of type-2 diabetes.  The team observed that high intake of dairy products was associated with a ...

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