In another cross-sectional study, Azadbakht et al. demonstrated an inverse association between dairy product consumption and the metabolic syndrome in healthy Tehranian subjects aged 18–74 years. In the group with the highest dairy product intake (3.1 servings/d of milk, yogurt, cheese and milkbased desserts) the prevalence of the MetS was 7% lower compared with the group with the lowest dairy product intake (