Dairy Fats and Blood Lipid Profiles

Statistics showed that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the cause of approximately half of mortalities in industrial countries and fatty acids consumption can increases hypercholesterolemia. One of the major sources of dietary fats is dairy products. This article reviews the studies and papers on the relationship between dairy fats and lipid profiles. After searching in PubMed database using keywords such as “cholesterol، milk cream، dairy fat، blood lipid، milk fat and cardiovascular disease”، more than 200 articles were obtained. Then we limited our search to English language، full text available and published from 2002 to 2011. Finally، 14 articles were selected. Some cohorts indicated that dairy fat increased the risk of cardiovascular disease; however، other studies revealed no association between dairy fat intake and cardiovascular risks. In a study، for example، the effect of dairy consumption had an inverse association with metabolic syndrome and another study showed the low prevalence of CVD among subjects that had high consumption of milk in their diets. There were conflicting results on the relationship between dairy fat and CVD. Further prospective studies are required to better distinguish this associations.