Less milk, stronger bones

Q: I'm a new subscriber to your newsletter, and I'm eager to start using your advice. But there's one thing I'm not sure I agree with. I can't help noticing that you're against milk. I've been drinking milk for years without problems -- and my bones seem to be all the stronger for it. Can it really be that bad for me?

JVW: I'm glad to hear that your bones are strong, but I'd be willing to bet the milk isn't what's doing the job. I know it sounds unbelievable, but the proof is there.

In fact, in one 12-year prospective study published in 1997 in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers studied 77,761 women ages 34 to 59 and found no evidence that higher intakes of cow's milk reduced fracture incidence. They actually found the opposite: Women who drank two or more glasses of milk daily actually had a significantly higher risk of bone fracture when compared with women who drank less than one glass of milk per week. What is...squamous cell carcinoma?

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