Wade AT, et al. - In this randomized, controlled, crossover design, researchers evaluated the impact of a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) supplemented with dairy foods on cardiovascular risk factors. For this investigation, they compared a MedDiet with 3–4 daily servings of dairy (MedDairy) and a low-fat (LF) control diet. In this analysis, 41 participants aged ≥ 45 years and at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were randomly assigned either to the MedDairy or the LF diet for their first intervention. The MedDairy intervention resulted in a significantly lower morning systolic blood pressure (SBP) level, lower morning diastolic blood pressure level, clinic SBP, significantly higher HDL cholesterol, lower triglyceride levels, and a lower ratio of total to HDL cholesterol vs the LF intervention. Following a MedDiet with additional dairy foods, significant changes in cardiovascular risk markers over 8 weeks were observed. Findings suggested that the MedDiet supplemented with dairy could be suitable for improving cardiovascular risk factors in a CVD-risk population.