Dairy Foods Reduce Fall Risk

Dairy foods are an abundant source of high quality proteins and calcium, for which previous studies suggest a beneficial effect on muscle mass.  Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, from Sir Charles Gardner Hospital (Australia), and colleagues studied 1,456 women, ages 70 to 85 years, categorizing them by their frequency of consumption of milk, yogurt, and cheeses.  Subjects self-reported falls for 3 months.  The team found that those women who consumed more than 2.2 servings of dairy per day demonstrated “greater whole body lean mass and better physical performance.”