Whole-Milk May Lower Diabetes Risk
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:17 pm
I have long heard that people with MS are likely to develop diabetes; in fact, many with MS AVOID dairy products because they think dairy promotes diabetes or negatively affects their MS. So I was surprised to hear the following report in the news today: Adults with the highest levels of a fatty acid (trans-palmitoleic acid) found in whole-fat dairy products had a 60% lower diabetes incidence compared with individuals who had the lowest levels.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinolo ... etes/24005
I wonder what importance this might have for those of us with MS.
Edited: 12/30/10 – although a misplaced word in the following paragraph is not a big deal to the basic information. I think it should read as follows:
"Efforts to study circulating palmitoleic acid have been confounded by the effects of the that endogenous synthesis and metabolism. The trans-isomer of palmitoleate represents an endogenous (should say exogenous) source of the fatty acid and avoids confounding endogenous effects. Derived primarily from naturally occurring dairy and other ruminant trans-fats, trans-palmitoleate is not associated with increased cardiovascular risk, in contrast to trans-fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils."
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinolo ... etes/24005
I wonder what importance this might have for those of us with MS.
Edited: 12/30/10 – although a misplaced word in the following paragraph is not a big deal to the basic information. I think it should read as follows:
"Efforts to study circulating palmitoleic acid have been confounded by the effects of the that endogenous synthesis and metabolism. The trans-isomer of palmitoleate represents an endogenous (should say exogenous) source of the fatty acid and avoids confounding endogenous effects. Derived primarily from naturally occurring dairy and other ruminant trans-fats, trans-palmitoleate is not associated with increased cardiovascular risk, in contrast to trans-fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils."