This is going to be fun...

It seems that in honour of the anniversary of the moon landing, researchers from the University of Bristol and the Queensland Institute of Health have made a gigantic leap of their own with the conclusion that people followed in an observational study undertaken in the 1930's have lower risks of stroke due to the amount of dairy consumed back then as children.

I can't get access to the report described in the following article from the BBC health website until it is published next month. As soon as it is out I'll give an update to this post. But I just couldn't wait to mention this, as I'm almost certain its will be loaded with overlooked variables. Perhaps I'll have to eat my words, and I'll happily do so if that is the case. I'd still rather do that than eat dairy!

Dairy for children 'extends life'

Children who eat plenty of dairy foods such as milk and cheese can expect to live longer, a study suggests.

Some 4,374 UK children from a 1930s study were traced 65 years later by researchers in Bristol and Queensland.

They found those who had had high dairy and calcium intakes as children had been protected against stroke and other causes of death, journal Heart reports.

Despite dairy containing artery furring fat and cholesterol, high consumption did not raise the heart disease risk.

The findings appear to back the practice of giving extra milk to schoolchildren.

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