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Type 2 Diabetes - Is Dairy Fat a Cause of Diabetes?
There is a theory that milk consumption beyond the weaning period could overstimulate pancreatic beta cells and promote beta cell death. But if that theory was true, we would expect to see increased rates of type 2 diabetes in people consuming dairy products. In fact, we don't see that and we often see the opposite. For example, one study looked at serum levels of transpulmeatoleic acid, which is a fatty acid found in Derry fat; correlated those levels with risk factors for diabetes.