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AVOIDING MILK REDUCES RISK OF INSULIN RESISTANCE – (12-12-05)

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Avoiding milk is associated with a reduced risk of insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome

I hear frequently out in the community that the message of what’s good for you constantly changes, so what’s the point? While it seems that “experts” keep changing their minds, the research, over the decades, has consistently been against dairy.

The research that is not against dairy shows only a weak protective effect at best. And, quite frequently, this research is funded by the dairy industry. A perfect example was a recent study showing that dairy helped study participants lose more weight over the course of 6 months. All dairy ads rapidly began to tout this amazing benefit of dairy. What they didn’t mention was that the group with dairy lost an additional whopping–ah heck–I tried to find the exact number on PubMed but the first 20 or so articles showed no effect on weight. It was like, maybe 3 pound loss over 6 months..

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MILK INTAKE HAS NO EFFECT ON BONE HEALTH – (04-24-06)

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Growth, bone mass, and vitamin D status of Chinese adolescent girls 3 years after withdrawal of milk supplementation

Chalk up another story debunking the “Nation’s greatest marketing success story” played out by the dairy industry.

In this study, milk intake had no effect on the bone health of adolescents 3 yrs later. Guess they’re going to have to change their marketing ploy…

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MILK AND CALCIUM RESULTS IN WEIGHT GAIN – (06-27-05)

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Milk, Dairy Fat, Dietary Calcium, and Weight Gain

One of the authors on this study is Dr. Walter Willet, who is probably one of the most influential persons in nutrition alive today and is the department head of epidemiology of the Harvard School of Public Health.  So, if anyone wants to argue with him, you’re more than welcome.

The bottom line is that all the hype that the dairy industry would have you believe (3 a day will get you into the skimpy bikini that the woman in the commercial is wearing–and you think, “heck, if SHE got that way drinking milk, I can too!”) just is not true.  If the dairy industry was truly honorable and out for the best interests of its consumers, than this article should be mentioned as well.

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