Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

Evidence StatementConsumption of more than 1 serving of dairy per day, especially milk, is associatedwith a reduced risk of colorectal cancer.Consumption of 3 or more servings of milk per day is not associated with risk ofrenal cell cancer.Consumption of 3 servings of any milk, cheese or yoghurt products a day isassociated with reduced risk of hypertensionConsumption of 2-4 serves of dairy foods per day is associated with reduced risk ofmetabolic syndromeConsumption of at least 1.5 servings of dairy foods (milk, yoghurt, cheese) per day isassociated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.Consumption of more than 1 serving of milk per day is associated with reduced riskof rectal cancer.Consumption of dairy products (particularly milk) is associated with improved bonemineral densityGradeBBCCCCC2.5.2.1 Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and excess weightCardiovascular disease: It is probable that the consumption of at least two servings per day ofdairy foods (milk, cheese and yoghurt) is associated with reduced risk of ischemic heart diseaseand myocardial infarction (Grade B, Section 5.3 in Evidence Report [14]) [376].It is probable that the consumption of two or more servings of dairy foods per day (milk, cheeseand yoghurt) is associated with reduced risk of stroke (Grade B, Section 5.4 in Evidence Report[14]) [376, 377] particularly reduced fat varieties.It is also probable that consumption of three servings of low-fat dairy foods (milk, cheese andyoghurt) is associated with reduced risk of hypertension (Grade B, Section 5.5 in Evidence Report[14]). The evidence also suggests that consumption of three servings of any milk, cheese oryoghurt products per day is associated with reduced risk of hypertension (Grade C, Section 5.5 inEvidence Report [14]) [378-382].Type 2 diabetes: The evidence suggests that consumption of 2-4 serves of dairy foods (milk,cheese, yoghurt) per day is associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome (Grade C, Section5.7 in Evidence Report [14]) [376, 383] and that consumption of at least 1.5 serves of milk, cheeseand yoghurt per day is associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes (Grade C, Section 5.6 inEvidence Report [14]) [376, 382, 384].DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 63