What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
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When new dietary guidelines are unveiled later this month, the Trump administration is expected to upend long-held advice on whole milk and its full-fat friends in the dairy aisle.
For decades, the American public has been advised to opt for fat-free or low-fat dairy options, largely out of concern for limiting the intake of saturated fat in these foods.
While the public doesn't necessarily follow this advice — cheese is the leading source of saturated fat in our diet — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has promised to end the "attack on whole milk, cheese and yogurt" and give these foods new prominence in the forthcoming guidelines.
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So, what's the case for ditching skim milk and other low-fat alternatives?
Richard Bruno, a professor of human nutrition at the Ohio State University, says the field of nutrition has wrestled over this question for many ye
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