Scope To examine the association between milk and dairy products intake and the prevalence of cognitive decline among Spanish individuals at high cardiovascular risk. Methods and results Cross‐sectional analyses are performed on baseline data from 6744 adults (aged 55–75 years old). Intake of milk and dairy products is estimated using a food frequency questionnaire grouped into quartiles. The risk of developing cognitive impairment is based on the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE). A higher prevalence of cognitive decline was found in subjects who consumed more grams. Patients with worse MMSE score (10–24) consumed a mean of 395.14 ± 12.21 g, while patients with better MMSE score (27–30) consumed a mean of 341.23 ± 2.73 g (p < 0.05). Those subjects with the lower milk consumption (<220 g/day) had a higher MMSE score (28.35 ± 0.045). Higher intake of fermented dairy products was observed in participants with a lower MMSE score (OR 1.340, p = 0.003). A positive correlation was found between the consumption of whole milk and the MMSE score (r = 0.066, p < 0.001). Conclusions These findings suggest that greater consumption of milk and dairy products could be associated with greater cognitive decline according to MMSE. Conversely, consumption of whole‐fat milk could be linked with less cognitive impairment in the cross‐sectional study.

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Eyelid edema as an oligosymptomatic expression of infectious mononucleosis La mononucleosis infecciosa es una enfermedad frecuente en la edad pediátrica, cuya máxima incidencia se encuentra en la primera infancia y en la adolescencia o inicio de la edad adulta. El edema palpebral bilateral puede ser un hallazgo clínico sutil en el curso de dicha entidad, y aunque no forma parte de los síntomas característicos, puede estar presente al inicio del cuadro hasta en un tercio de los pacientes. Presentamos cuatro casos clínicos, en los cuales el edema palpebral bilateral es el síntoma guía que orienta el diagnóstico, reflexionando así sobre la necesidad de incluir la mononucleosis infecciosa dentro del diagnóstico diferencial planteado frente al edema palpebral.