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The New York Times reports that new research from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that “low-fat dairy foods may reduce the risk of high blood pressure,” with results showing “a 50 percent reduction in the incidence of hypertension in those with the highest consumption of low-fat dairy products compared with those who consumed the least.”

However, the study also offered no evidence that whole milk products increase the risk of high blood pressure.
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