Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 Have you seen this? It's from news.bbc.co.uk, and weel worth a read (sorry it's a bit long). Well, looks like we'd all better start drinking milk straight away, because the Dairy Council says so (*ironic grin*). Perhaps someone should point out to the scientists in question that if you don't eat/do things that give you poor health in the first place, you don't need to protect against it anyway - and HOW do they think that milk protects? I was really hoping that I'd open the page and it would say " Milk drinking protects health....of baby calves " . Sadly, it didn't. Hilary __ Milk drinking protects health Milk drinking is shown to have health benefits Drinking milk regularly does not cause coronary artery problems and can actually protect against poor health, say scientists. There had been concerns that too much milk and dairy products could be harmful to health as it leads to high cholesterol levels. And researchers had linked milk drinking to breast cancer. Our study does seem to show that a bit of what you like does seem to do you good Dr Andy Ness, Bristol University But the Bristol University study revealed that even drinking full fat milk, more common a couple of decades ago, was not linked to an increase in deaths from coronary heart disease. In fact heart disease death rates among regular milk drinkers were even found to be lower. Report author Dr Andy Ness, a senior lecturer at Bristol University, said his research could not find any health problems associated with moderate milk consumption. " People have been discouraged from drinking milk, but we cannot find a link between this and heart problems. Moderate consumption " We are not talking about people who are drinking pints and pints of milk, but a moderate consumption of about a third of a pint a day. " Our study does seem to show that a bit of what you like does seem to do you good, " he said. But Dr Ness said low fat and skimmed milk is still generally considered better for health than full fat milk. The 25-year study of 5,700 Scottish men found that heart disease death rates among men drinking more than a third of a pint of milk each day were 8% lower than those who drank less. Deaths from cancer and strokes were 10% lower among the regular milk drinkers. The research team said the benefits of milk could be linked to its high calcium levels and that this might counteract the adverse effects of the saturated fat content of milk. Childhood They also found that those who drank milk in childhood tended to be healthier than those who did not. Regular milk drinkers were also found to smoke less than others. But a spokesperson for the British Heart Foundation said they wanted to see more research done on the effects of milk on health. " Recently there have been conflicting research results regarding the effects of milk in our diet. Milk is beneficial. It is not a good idea to cut out dairy products Anita Wells, Dairy Council " Until further randomised controlled trials can be conducted milk should still be included as part of a healthy balanced diet, but reducing saturated fat through drinking skimmed or semi-skimmed milk may help reduce the risks of heart disease. " Anita Wells, nutrition manager for the Dairy Council, said the study validated what they had been telling people for years. " Milk is beneficial. It is not a good idea to cut out dairy products. " We are encouraged by these findings which are adding to a body of evidence, which says that you should have three portions of dairy food in your diet each day. " http://news.bbc.co.uk __________ Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk or your free @.ie address at http://mail..ie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Easy.... It must be all those yummy bovine hormones and puss/blood/disease. It's a typical example of media interpretation of scientific studies! Usually when a media source comments on scientific studies, they never provide a reference or report on the ones that support their sponsors. " Scientist say X and X and X " and we're supposed to believe an journalist appreciates science? Lets take a look at this guy DR Ness- a quick web search got these results. Research Interests Aetiologic epidemiology; nutrition; cardiovascular disease; fruit and vegetables; antioxidants; vitamin C; food based dietary trials. Ness AR, Whitley E, Burr ML, Elwood PC, Davey Smith G, Ebrahim S. The long-term effect of advice to eat more fish on blood pressure in men with coronary disease: results from the diet and reinfarction trial (DART). Jouranl of Human hypertension 1999;13:729-733. And a ton of studies on vitamin C. Some dairy expert. He's not interested in hormones and cancer and dairy related stuff. Looks like the dairy council are funding " experts " , then getting their bitches (media) to say things with endorsements from the dairy council. How in appropriate is it to have the dairy council issuing health advice. Line 'em up and..... __ Milk drinking protects health Milk drinking is shown to have health benefits Drinking milk regularly does not cause coronary artery problems and can actually protect against poor health, say scientists. There had been concerns that too much milk and dairy products could be harmful to health as it leads to high cholesterol levels. And researchers had linked milk drinking to breast cancer. Our study does seem to show that a bit of what you like does seem to do you good Dr Andy Ness, Bristol University But the Bristol University study revealed that even drinking full fat milk, more common a couple of decades ago, was not linked to an increase in deaths from coronary heart disease. In fact heart disease death rates among regular milk drinkers were even found to be lower. Report author Dr Andy Ness, a senior lecturer at Bristol University, said his research could not find any health problems associated with moderate milk consumption. " People have been discouraged from drinking milk, but we cannot find a link between this and heart problems. Moderate consumption " We are not talking about people who are drinking pints and pints of milk, but a moderate consumption of about a third of a pint a day. " Our study does seem to show that a bit of what you like does seem to do you good, " he said. But Dr Ness said low fat and skimmed milk is still generally considered better for health than full fat milk. The 25-year study of 5,700 Scottish men found that heart disease death rates among men drinking more than a third of a pint of milk each day were 8% lower than those who drank less. Deaths from cancer and strokes were 10% lower among the regular milk drinkers. The research team said the benefits of milk could be linked to its high calcium levels and that this might counteract the adverse effects of the saturated fat content of milk. Childhood They also found that those who drank milk in childhood tended to be healthier than those who did not. Regular milk drinkers were also found to smoke less than others. But a spokesperson for the British Heart Foundation said they wanted to see more research done on the effects of milk on health. " Recently there have been conflicting research results regarding the effects of milk in our diet. Milk is beneficial. It is not a good idea to cut out dairy products Anita Wells, Dairy Council " Until further randomised controlled trials can be conducted milk should still be included as part of a healthy balanced diet, but reducing saturated fat through drinking skimmed or semi-skimmed milk may help reduce the risks of heart disease. " Anita Wells, nutrition manager for the Dairy Council, said the study validated what they had been telling people for years. " Milk is beneficial. It is not a good idea to cut out dairy products. " We are encouraged by these findings which are adding to a body of evidence, which says that you should have three portions of dairy food in your diet each day. " http://news.bbc.co.uk __________ Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk or your free @.ie address at http://mail..ie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 If anyone's interested in the study, here it is from the horses mouth himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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