The researchers have concluded that: "In this large, multinational, prospective cohort study involving participants from 21 countries in 5 continents, we found inverse associations between total dairy consumption and mortality or major cardiovascular disease events. The risk of stroke was markedly lower with higher consumption of dairy.

Whole fat dairy has been vilified for years or decades. It has been thought to be associated with hypercholesterolaemia (high cholesterol levels) as well as high levels of other fat in the blood. We have been programmed by heart foundation to drink low-fat milk, almost no fat milk etc. for years. I have recently moved back to drinking regular fat milk and eating dairy products that are the least amount processed as possible. I drink blue (full-fat milk), butter (not margarine), homemade yoghurt (no added sugar), all various cheeses (apart from processed spreadable ones).