Benefits Of Milk Questioned In Several Studies.

some studies are questioning the positive health effects of milk, just as milk producers are launching a campaign to tout their product. While the US Department of Agriculture “recommends daily consumption of fat-free or low-fat milk or dairy products, at 2 to 2 1/2 cups for younger children and 3 cups a day for older children and adults” recent studies have questioned milk’s benefits for muscles and bones. The AP lists a study of Asian countries which consume little milk but have low bone fracture rates and a Swedish study “found women who drank three or more glasses a day died at a nearly twice the rate of those who drank less than one glass a day.” http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_MILK_FIGHTS_BACK_HEALTH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-01-30-12-22-02