31 May 2021 --- Lowering milk intake may not help prevent cardiovascular diseases or Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study in the International Journal of Obesity. The research team from the UK, Australia and New Zealand found that people who regularly drank high amounts of milk had lower levels of both good and bad cholesterol, although their body mass index (BMI) levels were higher than non-milk drinkers. Their further analysis of other large studies also suggests that those who regularly consumed milk had a 14 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease.