A recent study from Sweden reinforces previous research that manyatakan that drinking milk was not much help bone strength, may even be harmful.
The study found a correlation between the consumption of milk in large quantities with increased incidence of fractures and the risk of death.
Although the correlation of cause and effect has not been proved, these findings may be a signal the importance of reducing your daily milk consumption.
Man's relationship with the post-baby milk consumption is something that is still relatively new. In fact, two-thirds of the human population still lack the enzymes needed to break down lactose in milk. As a result, when you consume too much milk, they experience abdominal pain.
However, those who are able to drink milk without any complaint, they tend to believe that milk may improve bone health.
Countries with the highest levels of osteoporosis, such as the United States and countries in the European Union, is the biggest global consumer milk. Could it be true milk does not mean a lot for bone health?
To answer this question, a team of Swedish researchers examined the diet and bone health 61 433 women and 45 339 men aged between 11 and 20 years old.
The results showed that for women, high milk consumption was not associated with a reduced risk of fractures. Surprisingly, women who drank more than three glasses of milk a day had a higher risk of death than women who drank less than one glass of milk each day.
For the men, the researchers found the same results even with a clearer association between high levels of milk consumption with the risk of death is higher.
"Our results may question the validity of the recommendation said that milk consumption in large quantities can prevent fractures," the study authors said in a press release.
"The results of this study should be interpreted with caution given the observational design of our study."
However, there is little hope for lovers of milk. Researchers also found that the intake of fermented milk products with low lactose content, such as cheese and yogurt, can reduce the risk of fracture and mortality, especially among women.
This study only shows the pattern of relationship between milk consumption and improvement of health consequences. Therefore, further research is still needed.
"When the global dairy consumption increases along with economic development and increased consumption of foods of animal resources, the role of milk and mortality needs to be established definitively right now," said study leader, Karl Michaëlsson.