Posted on 05/23/2005 6:08:11 PM PDT by blam
Milk 'can combat heart disease'
By Nic Fleming, Health Correspondent
(Filed: 24/05/2005)
A diet rich in milk may protect people from heart disease and strokes, says a study published today.
Researchers who studied the diets and health of men over a 20-year period found that those who drank a lot of milk were 12 per cent less likely to have a heart attack and almost half as likely to suffer a stroke.
The authors of the study - published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - suggest that the widespread perception that milk increases the risk of heart disease is inaccurate.
Prof Peter Elwood, from the University of Wales, says: "Many cross-sectional studies have shown that milk intake is positively related to blood cholesterol levels and an increase in milk consumption is followed by an increase in cholesterol level.
"This paper challenges the belief that because milk drinking raises blood cholesterol level it increases the risk of vascular disease."
"The present perception of milk as harmful, in increasing cardiovascular risk, should be challenged, and every effort should be made to restore it to its rightful place in a healthy diet."
In the group of 665 men aged between 45 and 59 cholesterol levels and blood pressure readings were similar in those who consumed a pint or more of milk a day and those who had less than half a pint.
The risk of a stroke among those in the high milk intake group was 88 per cent of that of the whole group.
Skim Milk with Vitamin D added is the way to go ... pour it over wheat chex and raisin bran, no sugar added, and eat it out on the porch looking at the farm land early every morning. Chase it with a 12 oz. cup of strong coffee.
I actually have a subscription access to MedLine, which aggregates a great number of journals, giving me access to a lot of recent ones, sometimes the full text is available, more often just the abstract. I lucked out and had clickable full text for both of these!
I wonder if the lifestyle factors included a global assessment of the diet
From what I can tell (though they skim over the details) yes, they did, and they basically state that the average nutrition in the diet didn't vary between the milk-drinkers and non-drinkers.
Also, it might interest you to know that you raised a good point about the fact that milk makes up a relatively small portion of the daily fat intake, they note this in the study as around 11% total daily fat from milk.
goat milk and don't forget to take co-enzyme q10 because statin drugs wipe them out.
Nah, no goat's milk for me. Do statins wipe-out co-enzyme q10 in cows milk too. (What is co-enzyne q10?)
Milk is very healthy. The whole theory that it is bad for people is worse than stupid.
Your body makes it and the statin drugs interfere with it. Your heart needs it to run itself properly. Seeing as how live in a nice, rural area you can get fresh cow milk. Better than stuff that's had the life boiled out of it.
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/coe_0084.shtml
"The Blue Bell does sound like the safest course of action."
Isn't ice cream ALWAYS the safest course of action?
Trader Joe's sells hormone free milk, too.
I always buy that for my family.
My daughter still entered puberty early though.
Calcium is important for nervous system health..
The nerves operate by calcium based operatives..
Including the brain.. Liberals must hate MILK...
Maybe thats their PROBLEM.. lack of milk..
Why drink milk when god gave us Whiskey? lol only kidding.
Thought as much---given your level of knowledge.
From what I can tell (though they skim over the details) yes, they did..
Well, it's hard for me to believe that an extra daily cup of fat-laden milk could reduce the risk of a cardiovascular event, but I'll wait to read the article to nitpick further.
As you mentioned, fat/cholesterol content isn't the only concern associated with factory produced milk. Moreover, aside from the contamination questions, allergies to milk proteins have been implicated (controversially, I know) in a number of conditions. I'm not going to leap on the dairy bandwagon just yet. :-)
Well, sadly, I hardly ever eat ice cream any more anyway. But I could easily eat 2 pints a day, were it not for the bad side effects. Ice cream is the pefect food.
Good to know your helping me get a paycheck every week. We package Horizon milk at the plant where I work..... Thanks.
*poor choice of words
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We are very enthusiastic about raw (cows') milk. We switched our family to it about 3 years ago. Our younger son had begun exhibiting some signs of asthma and we were concerned about his future health. My husband did a little research and suggested we try raw milk, since there were some indications that it might help. His problems cleared up within weeks of the change. I really love the stuff - sweet, fresh flavor, excellent cream for my coffee, and no growth hormones.
We found another really nice benefit to the raw milk. I started developing arthritis about 20 years ago in my back, feet and hands. I had eliminated most of the problems by taking glucosamine starting 7-8 years ago. The remaining arthritis pain disappeared shortly after switching to raw milk. I was quite amazed and delighted. Anti-arthritis benefits are in the literature, but it seemed too good to believe until I experienced it myself. My mother has pretty significant problems with arthritis, so I feel like I'm dodging a bullet.
Pennsylvania doesn't make it easy to sell raw milk to the public, but we found a dairy about 45 minutes away from our home. The dairy is permitted to sell to a nearby natural food store. Folks come from quite a distance to buy the raw milk from this dairy, including across state lines from New Jersey and New York.
We worried initially about how well raw milk would keep in the fridge. We've learned that the raw milk from this dairy keeps longer than the store-bought homogenized stuff. We routinely drink it a few days after the sell-by date on the jug with no adverse impact on flavor or health. It also sours gradually, lending itself to cooking use (pancakes . . . yum!) better than conventional milk which has soured. The milk from our local shops sours suddenly and revoltingly. We can't keep a cow in our township, but this is almost as good!
Raw milk is indeed a blessing :-)
Heh! You sound like my husband. He says he never exercises, yet he's got the same build as when he was 19 because he's constantly running at work all day.
"He says he never exercises, yet he's got the same build as when he was 19"
I can still wear the same clothes as I did when I graduated from high school 50 years ago.
After having five children I wouldn't be able to do thateven if I was in better shape. I'd have no bosom. LOL!
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