A moderate-fat weight-loss and weight-maintenance diet improves the cardiovascular disease risk profile on the basis of favorable changes in lipids and lipoproteins. There is merit in recommending a moderate-fat weight-loss diet.

The inclusion of cow milk in the diet enhanced the bioavailability of food folate as assessed by the changes in erythrocyte folate and plasma tHcy concentrations but not in plasma folate concentrations. The mechanisms of action by the components of cow milk remain to be investigated.