Matthias Schulze

Matthias Schulze

Matthias Schulze
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Head of the Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany

In women, drinking more than one and a half glasses of milk a day is associated with an increased risk of heart disease

Women who drink more than 300 millilitres of milk a day (i.e. more than one and a half glasses) have a higher risk of ischaemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction than those who drink less than this amount, according to a study based on data from more than 100,000 adults in Sweden. The results show that, from 300 millilitres upwards, the risk is higher the more milk is ingested–but only in women, not men. Drinking fermented milk, such as yoghurt and kefir, has no correlation with these risks, according to the paper published in BMC Medicine.

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