Results showed that dairy emerged as the food group best discriminating adolescents at low/high CVD risk. In both genders, waist circumference and sum of skin-folds were inversely associated with consumption of milk and yogurt, and milk and yogurt-based beverages.
A positive association was also observed for higher dairy consumption (for milk and yogurt as well) with higher cardiorespiratory fitness in both genders. Moreover, CVD risk score was also inversely associated with overall dairy consumption, but only in girls.
