Is milk good for patients with cardiovascular disorder?

[Jay]

Hello, my grand father is 68 years old. He is suffering from coronary heart disease. We all in our family are very concerned about his health and dietary requirement. He is also hypertensive. Regularly he takes pills for his heart. He is doing his exercises also to keep himself fit. He drinks milk everyday and can't think a day without milk. Is drinking milk good for his health as he is having cardiovascular disorders?

[Zenith]

@jay People who consume dairy milk have lower levels of both types of cholesterol and a lower risk of coronary heart disease than people who do not drink milk. Despite this, people who do drink milk have higher BMI and more body fat. These are typically considered risk factors for cardiovascular issues. A new study by Harvard Chan School researchers published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition investigated the relationship between dairy fat intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke. Researchers followed more than 43,000 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, 87,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, and 90,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II… For dairy lovers, the good news is that various foods including full-fat dairy milk, yogurt, butter, cheeses, and cream were not found to increase heart disease risk (compared to a background diet that typically contains high amounts of refined carbohydrates and sugars). However, it is important to note that these foods were not found to decrease risk either.