Parents are always telling their kids to drink more milk because they want their kids to grow faster and taller; However, a recent study shows that drinking too much milk might be bad for your health. Milk gives children essential nutrients they need for a healthy body and immune system, and it contains Vitamin C&A and plenty of calcium which keeps our bones strong. But a new research shows that drinks too much milk may raise the risk of death, increase the chance of fracture and cause the loss of bone and the loss of muscles. People who drink three or more glasses milk per day compare to people who drink less than one glass milk one day not only have a nearly doubled rick of death and cardiovascular disease but also can increase the risk of cancer. The reason is responsible for the high level of sugars contained in milk, especially lactose and galactose. On the contrary, a high intake of fermented milk products with low lactose content like yogurt will reduce the rate of death and fracture, the researchers reported.
But it doesn't mean you shouldn't drink milk, milk and dairy are among the most calcium-rich foods we can eat. If you want to dink milk for strong bones, it's better to drink no more than one glass per day. Or you can replace milk with yogurt, low lactose product, to ensure intake enough calcium.
Very interesting read, I was wondering was the study done with people who were lactose intolerant or were they all able to digest milk. I was also wondering if the lactose gene would have an impact on deciding if cancer was present or not.
ReplyDeleteThe study is mainly focusing on people who are able to digest lactose so i think people who are lactose intolerant are not include in this study. For the second question i haven't find and research can support this statement so sorry i can't answer it.
DeleteThis was a very interesting article. It definitely changed my perspective on milk quite a bit because I grew up into a family that was huge on drinking milk, but of course not too excessively. I was wondering if the study was done nationally here in the US or in another country and were there any controlled variables?
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The study was done in Sweden with over 60,000 women (age 39-74) and 45,000 men (age 45-79) found that too much milk. The researcher didn't mention what are the specific controlled variables in this study but it did said that the study had already adjusted other variables.
DeleteI hope my comment can answer your questions.