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A large observational cohort study[1] in Sweden found that women consuming more than 3 glasses of milk a day had almost twice the mortality over 20 years compared to those women consuming less than one glass a day. In addition, the high milk-drinkers did not have improved bone health. In fact, they had more fractures, particularly hip fractures.

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Calcium and Strong Bones
The bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis can lead to small and not-so-small fractures. Although many people think of calcium in the diet as good protection for their bones, this is not at all the whole story. In fact, in a 12-year Harvard study of 78,000 women, those who drank milk three times a day actually broke more bones than women who rarely drank milk.1 Similarly, a 1994 study of elderly men and women in Sydney, Australia, showed that higher dairy product consumption was associated with increased fracture risk. Those with the highest dairy product consumption had approximately double the risk of hip fracture compared to those with the lowest consumption.2


How to Get Calcium into Your Bones
1. Get calcium from greens, beans, or fortified foods.
The most healthful calcium sources are green leafy vegetables and legumes, or "greens and beans" for short. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard greens, Swiss chard, and other greens are loaded with highly absorbable calcium and a host of other healthful nutrients. The exception is spinach, which contains a large amount of calcium but tends to hold onto it very tenaciously, so that you will absorb less of it.

Quote (Goomshill @ Jan 9 2017 12:18am)

it won't kill yah, but its not good for you. Its just fat and sugars. Humans didn't evolve to drink it past a very young age, and any boogaloo about being 'necessary for bones' is just a product of capitalist propaganda by the dairy industry, but that doesn't make it some grand conspiracy, nor will any reasonable study be able to isolate the lifestyle factors that would correlate to milk drinking habits to create any sort of meaningful statistics.

Haven't drunk a glass of milk since I was a kid, never felt the need to, but I'll have dairy in moderation

Quote (Perseverance1 @ Jan 9 2017 01:24am)

what about fat free milk?

Quote (EndlessSky @ Jan 9 2017 01:28am)

Raw milk is probably healthier, but I don't think it has anything to do with bones.

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When mass-produced milk is pasteurized, it putrifies the proteins in the milk along with most of the other nutrients, making it less nutritious on every level. Pasteurization also destroys the natural lactase enzyme, which causes abdominal discomfort in most people since humans can't digest lactose, the sugar in milk (hispanics can digest lactose for some reason).

Anecdotal evidence isn't that useful, but I haven't drank milk in years and I don't regret it. I just feel a lot better without it.

Raw milk is probably healthier, but I don't think it has anything to do with bones.

Most bone health comes from adequate vitamin-D3 (from sunlight) and exercise along with the right minerals ie: calcium