# How do fermented dairy products affect cholesterol? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/how-do-fermented-dairy-products-affect-cholesterol Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/how-do-fermented-dairy-products-affect-cholesterol.md Podcast: [Nutrition Diva](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867) Published: 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c1494f3bbfcfe8db5c89b2/e/495a7318-5d4e-4ff4-b527-e36f54449355/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-diva-509867/episodes/how-do-fermented-dairy-products-affect-cholesterol Duration seconds: 526 ## Resource 852. Fermented dairy may affect cholesterol differently than butter or processed meats—but it’s not a free pass. Here’s what the evidence actually shows about yogurt, cheese, saturated fat, and LDL cholesterol. References Dairy Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Do We Really Need to Be Concerned? - PMC Milk and Dairy Product Consumption and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - ScienceDirect Effect of cheese consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - PubMed Harnessing the Magic of the Dairy Matrix for Next-Level Health Solutions: A Summary of a Symposium Presented at Nutrition 2022 Dairy and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Recent Observational Research - PMC Fermented dairy product consumption and blood lipid levels in healthy adults: a systematic review New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself! We've also curated some great playlists on specific episode topics including Staying Strong as We Age , Diabetes , Weight Loss That Lasts and Gut Health ! Also, find a playlist of our bone health series, Stronger Bones at Every Age . Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com. Follow Nutrition Diva on Facebook and subscribe to the newsletter for more diet and nutrition tips. Find out about Monica's keynotes and other programs at WellnessWorksHere.com Nutrition Diva is a part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself!  We've also curated some great playlists on specific episode topics including Staying Stro… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-diva-509867/episodes/how-do-fermented-dairy-products-affect-cholesterol/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/how-do-fermented-dairy-products-affect-cholesterol.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.