The relationship between dairy consumption and dementia risk remains unclear. To address this uncertainty, researchers from Sweden examined whether intake of high-fat and low-fat dairy products was associated with dementia risk in 27,670 adults (mean age: 58.1 years). Over a median follow-up of 25 years, 3,208 participants developed dementia. Daily consumption of at least 50 g of high-fat cheese (>20% fat) was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.87) and vascular dementia (VaD; HR: 0.71) compared with low intake (<15 g/day).
A reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was also observed for high-fat cheese consumption only among APOE ε4 noncarriers. Similarly, participants consuming 20 g or more of high-fat cream (>30% fat) per day had a 16% lower risk of all-cause dementia compared with non-consumers. High-fat cream intake was also inversely associated…
