TY - JOUR T1 - Milk, dairy products, and coronary heart disease JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 471 LP - 472 DO - 10.1136/jech.56.6.471 VL - 56 IS - 6 AU - A Tavani AU - S Gallus AU - E Negri AU - C La Vecchia Y1 - 2002/06/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/56/6/471.abstract N2 - Milk has been considered a risk factor for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD) because of its content in cholesterol, saturated fatty acids, and possibly lactose. However, epidemiological data are scanty and inconclusive. A Scottish prospective study found a relative risk of 0.92 for CHD in men with higher milk intake, and the preliminary analyses of the Caerphilly study found a protective association.1 No significant relation with CHD was found in other prospective studies, including the British Regional Heart study conducted in men (relative risk, RR, 0.88 for drinkers compared with non-drinkers),2 a British study on vegetarians (increased risk in high milk consumers and reduced in moderate consumers),3 and the Iowa study in postmenopausal women (RR 0.94 for the highest tertile of intake compared with the lowest),4 although absolute numbers of events were limited. An Italian case-control study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in women found … ER -