Study says eat more dairy

The study was supported by a grant from the National Dairy Council. And it was called to my attention by someone from the Dairy Farmers of Washington.

Still, the paper in the January issue of the American Journal of Hypertension reaches a provocative conclusion: We could save more than $200 billion in health-care costs and reduce our risk of several chronic diseases if we’d all eat three to four servings of dairy each day as part of a lower calorie diet rich in nutrients.

So, I resolve to eat my share of cheese and ice cream.

The authors write: "We anticipate some skepticism and even resistance to this assessment of the healthcare savings that could be achieved by reversing the decades-long decline in dairy food intake in the US. If it provokes a healthy debate among experts, we will have achieved our purpose."