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# High-Fat Dairy Intake Linked to Mortality
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/high-fat_dairy_intake_linked_to_mortality_0318130251/
- Published: 2013-03-18T15:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:52:58.000Z
- Description: Researchers followed 1,893 women treated for early-stage breast cancer for 12 years. Those eating one or more servings of high-fat dairy a day, versus almost none, had a 64 percent higher risk of dying overall and a 44 percent higher risk of dying from breast cancer.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Women who consumed the most high-fat dairy products were more likely to die during a 12-year follow-up, compared with those who consumed the least, according to a new study published by the National Cancer Institute. Researchers followed 1,893 women who had previously been treated for early-stage breast cancer as part of the Life After Cancer Epidemiology Study. They found that the participants who consumed one or more servings of high-fat dairy products per day, compared with none to less than half a serving, were at a 64 percent increased risk for dying and 44 percent increased risk for dying from breast cancer. Dairy products monitored included cow’s milk, cheese, dairy-based desserts, and yogurt.

Kroenke CH, Kwan ML, Sweeney C, Castillo A, Caan BJ. High- and low-fat dairy intake, recurrence, and mortatlity after breast cancer diagnosis. *J Natl Cancer Inst*. Published online March 14, 2013.For information about nutrition and health, please visit [www.pcrm.org/](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=pBXkYRU5B-gUYjUVZ73KEg&ref=foodconsumer.org).

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