Specific plasma lipid classes and phospholipid fatty acids indicative of dairy food consumption associate with insulin sensitivity

Reports have suggested that the consumption of dairy foods may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes on the basis of evidence of raised circulating ruminant fatty acids. We determined whether certain phospholipid species and fatty acids that are associated with full-fat dairy consumption may also be linked to diminished insulin resistance. Four variables of insulin resistance and sensitivity were defined from oral-glucose-tolerance tests in 86...