October 2016 PMID 27765039

Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies.

Wei Lu, Hanwen Chen, Yuequn Niu, Han Wu, Dajing Xia, Yihua Wu

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The collection demonstrates high curiosity and active engagement, with posts referencing a large-scale meta-analysis and questioning its methodology, such as one asking whether the study is epidemiological or behind a paywall. Some comments include specific examples like the potential protective effects of dairy on colon cancer, while others criticize cherry-picking and emphasize the complex nature of nutrition science, reflecting a nuanced and critically engaged conversation.

AgreementNeither agree nor disagree

The discussions are mixed, with some posts supporting the findings that dairy has no significant impact on cancer, while others suggest potential risks, leading to a neutral overall stance.

InterestHigh interest

Many discussions show high interest, as posters ask about study types, discuss implications, and question findings, indicating engagement with the research.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts cite specific studies, mention meta-analyses, and bring up methodological concerns, demonstrating active analysis and depth of interest.

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While some debates highlight the importance of these findings, the overall tone suggests the discussion is more about scientific curiosity than immediate real-world effects.

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Hench D. Kunt (
@Chad_Hominem_ · X

But sure, ill play your game. Dairy has no impact on cancer mortality: https://t.co/y57HWiRlhl No association between dairy and breast cancer: https://t.co/8ddKpRxZJ5 Milk may have a protective effect on colon cancer: https://t.co/JOFdtLHA0O https://t.co/9XcJpFlA4M

Jun 18, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 31,355 followers View post →
Tucker Goodrich
@TuckerGoodrich · X

@CShamone @ANorrisMD @cumiastowski @toprate222 @BrianLenzkes @SBakerMD @tednaiman @DoctorTro "Conclusions "Total dairy products intake have no significant impact on increased all cancer mortality risk, while low total dairy intake even reduced relative risk based on the non-linear model...." https://t.co/f5k0WP2MRN

Feb 18, 2020 · 3 likes · 28,297 followers View post →
Annie Leymarie
@AnnieLeymarie · X

@MacroFour @ScepticalDoctor @FrogHarmless All I 'heard' you say is: "I haven't heard anything"... How would you suggest doing a clinical trial on prostate and dairy? Plenty of other prospective studies, meta-analyses, e.g. https://t.co/CPzd5CtVxJ; https://t.co/r3SZ8dfjLz; https://t.co/0rUS6miGLM; https://t.co/9TVto1uG4G

Oct 28, 2020 · 3 likes · 2,008 followers View post →
安西英雄
@deoanzai · X

11研究78万人のメタ解析。 乳製品摂取とがん(種類を問わない)による死亡リスクは関係ない。種類別に見ても、牛乳も、ヨーグルトも、チーズも、バターも、男性でも女性でも、関係ない。 ただし、全乳を男性がとった場合だけ、前立腺がんによる死亡リスクが有意に高まる。 https://t.co/uhNArcqHJu

Sep 20, 2020 · 3 likes · 863 followers View post →
GattomattiaⓋ
@Ale6altrove · X

Studio del 2016: gli uomini che consumano una maggior quantità di prodotti lattiero-caseari hanno un rischio maggiore del 43% di morire di #cancro alla prostata

Nov 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,505 followers View post →
اژدر پشمک به سر
@ThePashmakHead · X

@aasohrab https://t.co/AbiAAsKFUE ولی برا آقایون احتمال کنسر پروستات رو بالا میبره گویا! جالب اینه من تعدادی از پزشک‌های درگیر کارای تحقیقاتی کنسر رو دیدم که مصرف لبنیاتشون رو محدود کردن جدیدا!

Sep 19, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,831 followers View post →

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RobWalterz
@RobWalterz · X

@mushylog @DelusionPosting meat causes cancer https://t.co/bD1AYFrwfv https://t.co/pyUMityQGt https://t.co/NMRzcaxhrW https://t.co/5KM8LZ26g8 https://t.co/uvu1WlDW3b https://t.co/0P9XsblGfu https://t.co/hgHSz3Zx4o

May 10, 2025 · 3,168 followers View post →
RobWalterz
@RobWalterz · X

@knigcute90384 @DelusionPosting mountain of evidence shows meat is bad for everyone https://t.co/bD1AYFrwfv https://t.co/pyUMityQGt https://t.co/NMRzcaxhrW https://t.co/5KM8LZ26g8 https://t.co/uvu1WlDW3b https://t.co/0P9XsblGfu https://t.co/hgHSz3Zx4o https://t.co/MjO315ov4L https://t.co/O4vYz2A03d

Nov 21, 2024 · 1 like · 3,168 followers View post →
dom aka saiyaman (unhinged)
@dom_vom_gym · X

@BEmmerdeur @KunstKarmaKind @hustendoktor gesättigten Fettsäuren zurückzuführen sidn, die wiederrum prostatakrebsrisiko erhöhen können. https://t.co/ASTU1HQPs1 Kein zusammenhang mit brustkrebs: https://t.co/fb1hpq3tRg Kein zusammenhang mit bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs: https://t.co/R3odDV8ieJ Kein zusammenhang mit

May 17, 2024 · 1 like · 6,682 followers View post →
Enric I. Canela
@enriccanela · X

RT @Fradbius: @cava_SEdR @enriccanela @lletnostratuit Fa uns anys no estava gens clara aquesta relació, segurament té a veure més amb el ca…

Mar 28, 2024 · 1 share · 3,966 followers View post →
Pere Joan Sala
@Fradbius · X

@cava_SEdR @enriccanela @lletnostratuit Fa uns anys no estava gens clara aquesta relació, segurament té a veure més amb el calci. Però, esperem que @enricccanela reculli la teva petició. https://t.co/nPnOv9O87o https://t.co/1aUTNezMfM

Mar 28, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 250 followers View post →
Gulpo
@xxxgulpoxxx · X

@Mash05157 En particulier la mortalité liée au cancer de la prostate chez l'homme : https://t.co/D0xobVe7ZK

Mar 20, 2024 · 18 followers View post →
Jean Paul Curtay
@jeanpaulcurtay · X

@NicoChabanne Vasconcelos A et al, Dairy Products: Is There an Impact on Promotion of Prostate Cancer ? Review of the Literature, Front Nutr, 2019, 6:62 Lu W et al, Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies, Nutr J, 2016, 15(1): 91

Dec 9, 2023 · 1,071 followers View post →
Heal Research
@HealResearch · X

Drinking whole milk may increase the risk of prostate cancer in males. Conclusions from a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies involving 778,929 individuals. Lu, Wei, et al. "Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based https://t.co/Fj6vrAKNsH

Dec 9, 2023 · 76 followers View post →
Billy Bishop
@AbsurdlyWise · X

@kenbrittain @Austen China study folks are wrong. https://t.co/XtSTeNuFDe

Sep 25, 2023 · 132 followers View post →
Billy Bishop
@AbsurdlyWise · X

@jennystojkovic @Austen What kind of study is this? An epidemiological study? It’s behind a paywall. I ask because we have multiple meta-analysis showing no increase in cancer. https://t.co/XtSTeNuFDe

Sep 25, 2023 · 132 followers View post →
Viv
@CuendetV · X

@mirkohumbert https://t.co/A9TRXb3hkx

Jul 13, 2023 · 8,867 followers View post →
RobWalterz
@RobWalterz · X

@xrpstallion @ScottM1983_RFC Our body makes enough cholesterol. No one demonized it. Cute strawman fallacy u goober. Studies below proves meat dairy causes cancer https://t.co/bD1AYFrwfv https://t.co/NMRzcaxhrW https://t.co/5KM8LZ26g8 https://t.co/uvu1WlDW3b https://t.co/0P9XsblGfu https://t.co/hgHSz3Zx4o

Jun 24, 2023 · 1 like · 3,168 followers View post →
Hench D. Kunt (
@Chad_Hominem_ · X

RT @Chad_Hominem_: But sure, ill play your game. Dairy has no impact on cancer mortality: https://t.co/y57HWiRlhl No association between…

Jun 18, 2023 · 1 share · 31,355 followers View post →
Hench D. Kunt (
@Chad_Hominem_ · X

But sure, ill play your game. Dairy has no impact on cancer mortality: https://t.co/y57HWiRlhl No association between dairy and breast cancer: https://t.co/8ddKpRxZJ5 Milk may have a protective effect on colon cancer: https://t.co/JOFdtLHA0O https://t.co/9XcJpFlA4M

Jun 18, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 31,355 followers View post →
RobWalterz
@RobWalterz · X

@AkinOrbo @ShitpostGate fat from animal products causes death https://t.co/5qXDMJzH6p https://t.co/pyUMityQGt https://t.co/NMRzcaxhrW https://t.co/5KM8LZ26g8 https://t.co/F5LE9GM3Jv https://t.co/uvu1WlDW3b https://t.co/0P9XsblGfu https://t.co/hgHSz3Zx4o https://t.co/MjO315ov4L

Jan 22, 2023 · 3,168 followers View post →
Icy
@xsukriye · X

@papercollect @sermayecilik @G05H1N0 @muhsadsenel1 @hicbiridegil https://t.co/0BfN9v4MR0 https://t.co/UYh6qgm7IS https://t.co/Oq5cuLPuNf

Oct 23, 2022 · 333 followers View post →
Nutrem
@MxNutrem · X

Correlación no es causalidad ptm

Aug 21, 2022 · 1 like · 258 followers View post →
Ekoloji-Ekonomi
@EkolojiE · X

https://t.co/jlUq46dbsr https://t.co/53uK7UubcU

Jan 15, 2022 · 1,884 followers View post →
Elee ッ ⓥ
@eleonely · X

RT @Ale6altrove: Studio del 2016: gli uomini che consumano una maggior quantità di prodotti lattiero-caseari hanno un rischio maggiore del…

Nov 10, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,000 followers View post →
Lobba Maria Luisa
@LobbaLuisa · X

RT @Ale6altrove: Studio del 2016: gli uomini che consumano una maggior quantità di prodotti lattiero-caseari hanno un rischio maggiore del…

Nov 10, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,015 followers View post →
GattomattiaⓋ
@Ale6altrove · X

Studio del 2016: gli uomini che consumano una maggior quantità di prodotti lattiero-caseari hanno un rischio maggiore del 43% di morire di #cancro alla prostata

Nov 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,505 followers View post →
Luca
@Optimalrecipes · X

@superbirdman1 @DrNealBarnard @PCRM Lu W, Chen H, Niu Y, Wu H, Xia D, Wu Y. Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies. Nutrition Journal. 2016;15(1):91-102. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0210-9

Oct 19, 2021 · 30 followers View post →
Kids and Science Mom
@mike_cat_neco · X

成分無調整牛乳は男性の前立腺ガンリスクを有意に高める傾向、それに対し女性は影響なし。 加工乳製品の場合は男女ともにガンリスク増加は見られなかった。 引用論文:Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies PMID: 27765039

Jun 4, 2021 · 2 likes · 380 followers View post →
Annie Leymarie
@AnnieLeymarie · X

@MacroFour @ScepticalDoctor @FrogHarmless All I 'heard' you say is: "I haven't heard anything"... How would you suggest doing a clinical trial on prostate and dairy? Plenty of other prospective studies, meta-analyses, e.g. https://t.co/CPzd5CtVxJ; https://t.co/r3SZ8dfjLz; https://t.co/0rUS6miGLM; https://t.co/9TVto1uG4G

Oct 28, 2020 · 3 likes · 2,008 followers View post →
安西英雄
@deoanzai · X

11研究78万人のメタ解析。 乳製品摂取とがん(種類を問わない)による死亡リスクは関係ない。種類別に見ても、牛乳も、ヨーグルトも、チーズも、バターも、男性でも女性でも、関係ない。 ただし、全乳を男性がとった場合だけ、前立腺がんによる死亡リスクが有意に高まる。 https://t.co/uhNArcqHJu

Sep 20, 2020 · 3 likes · 863 followers View post →
Ecoreflections
@ecoreflections · X

You’re cherry picking. At best phytoestrogens can promote or protect depending on multiple factors science has yet to make sense of https://t.co/ra02AAdrY1 Same is true with dairy intake https://t.co/i0Ex71irpj + both low & high IGF-1 risk premature death https://t.co/5AKx13Bv3e https://t.co/KG8StmM0sr

Feb 29, 2020 · 1,788 followers View post →
Tucker Goodrich
@TuckerGoodrich · X

@CShamone @ANorrisMD @cumiastowski @toprate222 @BrianLenzkes @SBakerMD @tednaiman @DoctorTro "Conclusions "Total dairy products intake have no significant impact on increased all cancer mortality risk, while low total dairy intake even reduced relative risk based on the non-linear model...." https://t.co/f5k0WP2MRN

Feb 18, 2020 · 3 likes · 28,297 followers View post →
Saquib Rahman
@SAR_Performance · X

@sadyogi @disprinadvil @AsuAlk4 @StickmanBleedin @KetoAurelius @vivekagnihotri Addition- evidence on dairy: https://t.co/4wtEBZpvi1 https://t.co/q1Ib3VJc7h https://t.co/iFEegqxj5P https://t.co/5hikpxiM4i 1 study: whole=bad; low fat =good;so probably a matter of calories. Usually neutral or beneficial. If worried re funding: https://t.co/Jcc4rM970X

Oct 25, 2019 · 26 followers View post →
Michael Joseph
@Nutradvance · X

@RP_Fit Fermented dairy consistently associated w/ neutral/favorable risk for CVD/CV events and other chronic diseases in sys review/meta-analyses. 1) https://t.co/23gYPKSvtA 2) https://t.co/7IzQNRc8sr 3) https://t.co/DAy5pmIE6C 4) https://t.co/slg4YWg8lj 5) https://t.co/lMSNg2uBPA

Oct 11, 2019 · 11,781 followers View post →
اژدر پشمک به سر
@ThePashmakHead · X

@aasohrab https://t.co/AbiAAsKFUE ولی برا آقایون احتمال کنسر پروستات رو بالا میبره گویا! جالب اینه من تعدادی از پزشک‌های درگیر کارای تحقیقاتی کنسر رو دیدم که مصرف لبنیاتشون رو محدود کردن جدیدا!

Sep 19, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,831 followers View post →
Saquib Rahman
@SAR_Performance · X

@AnnieLeymarie @khaled_ouanes @CakeNutrition @mackinprof Low-med fat dairy is fine but full fat not always: https://t.co/JZfC9Do50u https://t.co/iFEegqxj5P But then dairy fat protects against diabetes: https://t.co/97jaZR1SJv Exactly what you’re complaining about- funding does not define results: https://t.co/Jcc4rM970X

Sep 7, 2019 · 1 like · 26 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @dalewfinkjr8: Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies https://t.co/WRWgZ…

Jul 12, 2019 · 1 share · 6,700 followers View post →
Dale Fink, Jr. PT, NUTRITIONIST
@dalewfinkjr8 · X

Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies https://t.co/WRWgZBg4Pf

Jul 12, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,416 followers View post →
Steven
@professionaldog · X

@FelthamAshleigh @whsource @CroweTim @Sarno_Tony But ff may increase your risk of prostate cancer https://t.co/7bICu3hUR1

May 25, 2019 · 695 followers View post →
Y. Emre Kocabasoglu
@Kocabasoglu · X

Prostat kanseri riski üzerine (2): Wei L et al. Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies. Nutr J. 2016; 15: 91.

Jan 17, 2019 · 23,121 followers View post →