Introduction
A new study has revealed that one type of milk is the worst for your brain health and can make your brain age faster. The study, conducted by Eat This Not That, found that this type of milk is linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The study also found that this type of milk is linked to a higher risk of stroke and heart disease. So, if you’re looking to keep your brain healthy and young, it’s important to know which type of milk to avoid. Read on to find out which type of milk is the #1 worst milk that makes your brain age faster.
The #1 Worst Milk That Makes Your Brain Age Faster, Says New Study — Eat This Not That
A new study has revealed that the #1 worst milk for your brain health is whole milk. According to the study, drinking whole milk can cause your brain to age faster than if you drank other types of milk.
The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, looked at the diets of over 3,000 adults aged 65 and older. They found that those who drank whole milk were more likely to have lower scores on cognitive tests than those who drank other types of milk.
The researchers believe that the saturated fat in whole milk may be to blame for the cognitive decline. They suggest that people should opt for lower-fat milk options, such as skim or 1% milk, to help protect their brain health.
The study also found that those who drank more than two glasses of whole milk per day were more likely to have lower scores on cognitive tests than those who drank less than two glasses per day.
So if you want to keep your brain healthy and young, it’s best to avoid whole milk and opt for lower-fat milk options. Your brain will thank you for it!
Plenty of people make sure to drink milk on a regular basis thinking that it will help to keep their bones stronger. However, it turns out that one kind of milk might instead be making your brain age faster, according to a new study.
In the research that was recently published in the Molecular Nutrition & Food Research journal, 4,668 participants who were all between the ages of 55 and 75 years old first provided information about their existing diet while also going through neuropsychological tests to determine a baseline. The participants were also all at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Two years later, they did the same examination, which is when those behind the study found a possible association between a higher rate of cognitive decline when it came to drinking whole-fat milk.
“There may be an association with a greater rate of cognitive decline over a 2-year period in older adults at high cardiovascular disease risk for whole-fat milk,” the study’s authors concluded.
However, experts are very quick to note that these findings are still very early.
“The most important takeaway from this study is that these are very early observational findings, meaning they are not to be taken as gospel,” Kristin Carlino, a registered dietitian based at Jersey City Medical Center, tells Eat This, Not That!. Carlino explains that “studies like this are meant to be a guide for future research and just one small part of a much larger conversation.” Beyond that, it’s apparently important to note that “many other factors can affect someone’s health besides the dietary factors they monitored.”
Carlino also notes that “IF high dairy consumption is found to be correlated with more cognitive decline, it doesn’t mean that it is the cause of the decline.” She offers an example, noting that “people who intake a lot of dairy might also be more likely to intake a lot of sugar with that diary (like in the form of ice cream or dairy-based desserts) and the high sugar intake and resulting insulin spikes might be the actual cause of cognitive decline.”
As for drinking milk, Calino says she “suggests a moderate intake of dairy, taking care to focus on high-quality options if that is accessible,” while also “recommending probiotic-rich, fermented sources like yogurt, kefir, and lassi.” Beyond that, she doesn’t necessarily “shy away from full-fat dairy due to the fat’s satiating effect.”
To find out if you should be taking a more moderate approach to drinking dairy, be sure to read 5 Warning Signs You’re Drinking Too Much Milk.
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