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Association of lactase persistence genotype with milk consumption, obesity and blood pressure: a Mendelian randomization study in the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort, with a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Oct 2016
Hartwig Fernando Pires, Horta Bernardo Lessa, Smith George Davey, de Mola Christian Loret, Victora Cesar Gomes
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Milk intake has been associated with lower blood pressure (BP) in observational studies, and randomized controlled trials suggested that milk-derived tripeptides have BP-lowering effects. Milk intake has also been associated with body mass index (BMI). Nevertheless, it is unclear whether increasing milk consumption would reduce BP in the general population. METHODS: We investigated the association of...
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