Well, right there in the report itself, it tells you that the number one source of saturated fat in the American diet is dairy.

So saturated fat is directly linked to heart disease risk.

As is dietary cholesterol and animal products are the only source of dietary cholesterol.

So that's a double whim right there for dairy and its connection to heart disease.

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Time now for some real talk about dairy. That is the discussion today.

This last week, the USDA spent its time listening to comments on the recently released scientific report that will shape the way that we eat for the next five years.

Now how's it going to do that?

Because this report goes directly to what ultimately will be in the new dietary guidelines that will be out early next year.

Now here's the thing, despite all of the evidence that we have, milk and cheese are still at the forefront of the conversation when it comes to what it is we should and should not be eating.

We have all of this content that says, hey, really, you got to get this out of your diet because it's not good for you.

And yet there are still recommendations that are being made in this report that say three servings a day is the way to go.

So today we will be talking about this with dietician Susan Levin.

The FDA has been in the thick of this food fight against dairy really at the heart of these conversations with the USDA.

So recently on the exam room live, I had the opportunity to speak with her about where things stand with dairy.

And the interesting thing, if you haven't been following along with this yet, is the fact that not only are they still recommending as of now three servings of dairy per day,

they're also saying now that children as young as an infant should be including dairy in their diet.

So what evidence actually is there supporting the fact that kids need milk to grow up big and strong?

We're going to talk to Susan about that as well.

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