Diets high in red meat can help you slim

Published in the J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Aug;109(8):1356-66.

Dietary predictors of 5-year changes in waist circumference.
Halkjaer J, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Sørensen TI.
Danish Cancer Society Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. jytteh@cancer.dk

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19631041
 
This study of 22,570 women and 20,126 men, aged 50 to 64 investigated the association between intake from different foods and the subsequent 5-year difference in waist circumference.
 
Halkjaer found that after 5 years:
(a) Diets high in red meat were associated with smaller waist circumference in both sexes.
(b) Diets high in butter and high-fat dairy products were associated with smaller waist circumference in both sexes.
(c) Diets high in snack foods and potatoes were associated with larger waist circumference.

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High fat dairy consumption LOWERS the risk of diabetes

Published in the Ann Intern Med. 2010 Dec 21;153(12):790-9.

Trans-palmitoleic acid, metabolic risk factors, and new-onset diabetes in U.S. adults: a cohort study.
Mozaffarian D, Cao H, King IB, Lemaitre RN, Song X, Siscovick DS, Hotamisligil GS.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. dmozaffa@hsph.harvard.edu

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21173413

The study found that whole fat dairy consumption was most strongly associated with higher trans-palmitoleate levels.

Higher levels of trans-palmitoleate were associated with a lower BMI, a lower waist circumference, lower total cholesterol and lower levels of C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation).

In people who did not have diabetes at the start of the study, greater levels of trans-palmitoleate were associated with a lower risk of new-onset diabetes over the subsequent 10 years.

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