by Richard
Once again, it turns out that my mom was right. Milk is good for you. At least according to a group of researchers in the United Kingdom. I wonder if they have any stock in milk farms. Nah. Probably not. I mean, who ever heard of corrupt scientists? Well, outside of the wackier edges of the internets.
Anyway, these scientist dudes went all the way back to 1930 to get almost 5,000 UK little dudes and dudettes who were looked at and investigated about how much milk they drank. Yeah, 65 years later, they got hit up again for more information. Surely there must be some sort of statue of limitations on how long you have to make yourself available for scientific research.
They found those who had had high dairy and calcium intakes as children had been protected against stroke and other causes of death, journal Heart reports.
Despite dairy containing artery furring fat and cholesterol, high consumption did not raise the heart disease risk.
The findings appear to back the practice of giving extra milk to schoolchildren.
Or at least giving them access to it. I mean, I’ve been in elementary schools a lot and, if there was more than 20 percent of the kids drinking milk, I’ll eat my hat. Still, they might want to start thinking about drinking more, if only for the long run.
A higher daily intake of calcium, of at least 400mg as found in just over half a pint of milk, cut the chance of dying from stroke by as much as 60%. These beneficial effects were seen at estimated intake levels similar to those currently recommended by experts.
Three servings of dairy foods – for example, a 200ml glass of milk, a pot of yogurt and a small piece of cheese – will provide all the calcium most people need each day.
Other factors may play a part – though researchers say they took into account that children with the highest dairy intakes came from wealthier families and ate better diets overall.
In fact, all this seems to vindicate me on m choice for drinks for the little dudes. Sarcasmo and Speed Racer are all right with the milk for dinner, but it’s Zippy the Monkey Boy who really loves it. He drinks twice what the other two do, and that’s all by himself. He’ll go through maybe two gallons of milk a week, just on his own. We had to get him his own container so he could drink straight out of the bottle and not contaminate anyone else.
So, let’s raise a glass of the moo juice! To good health!
Share on Facebook Tags: A Dude's Guide to Kids, Beneficial Effects, Calcium Intakes, Causes Of Death, children, Cholesterol, Dairy Foods, Diets, dude, Dudette, Dudettes, eat, Elementary Schools, food, Freaky Friday, Freaky Friday, Glass Of Milk, Half A Pint, health, Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Risk, information, Intake Of Calcium, kids, little dude, little dudes, mom, Monkey Boy, Pint Of Milk, research, richard, sarcasm, Sarcasmo, Schoolchildren, Scientist, Scientists, Speed Racer, Statue Of Limitations, Stroke, United Kingdom, Yogurt