Major Shift About Whole Milk — Now a Health Food?

It's been vilified for clogging arteries, yet studies have now found it lowers your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes - and slashes your odds of dying from any cause.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• For decades, Americans have been told to avoid whole milk due to its saturated fat content, which has been falsely accused of clogging arteries and causing heart disease. This guidance goes back to the first edition of the dietary guidelines, issued in 1980, and most studies performed since then have exonerated full-fat whole milk

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