Milk increases the risk of Heart Disease

Here is another interesting discussion that has been going around - does milk increase the risk of hear disease?

*Myth*: Dairy can increase heart disease risk.

*Truth* Milk and milk-products do not lead to heart diseases.

In fact, heart diseases are caused by a diet which is high in fats rather than any other reasons. When you take low-fat milk products, for example, skimmed milk or reduced-fat yogurt, not only will your fat intake be lowered, the absorption of other essential vitamins and minerals are enhanced.

It is a well known fact that milk products contain a lot of goodness for us. By removing excess fat content, skimmed milk fortified with minerals and vitamins are definitely good for our overall well being.

So, do not be misled. Avoid a high fat diet. That of course includes over indulging in milk products like cheese and rich cream. Other than that, enjoy your diary products, they are good for you.

Milk is not an effective calcium supplement

Here is an interesting discussion that has been going back and forth in the supplements and the "health conscious" community - is milk an effective calcium supplement?

* Myth: * Milk isn't as effective as calcium supplement.

*Truth: * Milk is rich in Calcium. A lot of the controversy actually relates to the nutritional value of milk. This has often been confused when entering discussions about calcium in milk. Having said that, do we really absorb more calcium from milk than from other sources? A study done at Cambridge seems to support that milk calcium does seem to be better absorbed (ref: http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FBJN%2FBJN62_02%2FS0007114589001224a.pdf&code=c981794509f8f5b781bc6fe8a66d382c).

So, milk has many other benefits, and since it is indeed a good source of calcium, you can take skimmed milk fortified with calcium to avoid the fats, and it should be good for you in other ways.