In terms of specific nutrition guidance, the general dietary wisdom is often to go for lower-fat dairy.

To determine whether dairy intake is linked toprediabetes risk, researchers evaluated the dairy intake of over 74,000 participants.

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After about four years of follow-up, they found that 3.7% of the participants had developed prediabetes.

The results ofTheAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutritiondont necessarily mean that one bang out of dairy causes prediabetes versus another.

Should You Choose High or Low-Fat Dairy to Lower Prediabetes Risk?

If you prefer low-fat dairy or its better suited to your diet needs, thats fine too.

If youre not sure, talk to your healthcare provider or a dietician.

Yau JW, Thor SM, Ramadas A.Nutritional strategies in prediabetes: a scoping review of recent evidence.Nutrients.