BOSTON—Teenagers who consume a diet rich in dairy products have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes as adults, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health examined the association between dairy food consumption during adolescence and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in 37,038 adult women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study II cohort (1998–2005 ).Women who consumed at least two servings of dairy a day in their teenage years were 38% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes in middle age compared to women who consumed less dairy foods. The association was even great for women who maintained the high dairy intake as adults.
