Dairy Intake and Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Traits among Adults: Mendelian Randomization Analysis of 182041 Individuals from 18 Studies [Nutrition]

CONCLUSIONS:
The present study provides evidence to support a potential causal effect of higher dairy intake on increased lean mass among adults. Our findings suggest that the observational associations of dairy intake with lipids and glycemic traits may be the result of confounding.

Source: Clinical Chemistry - May 27, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Mendelian Randomization of Dairy Consumption Working Group Tags: Nutrition Source Type: research