Is 8 ounces of low-fat skim milk healthy in the morning?

Question

I read that skim milk is healthy and the lactose proteins are diffucult to digest and make your stomach feel full longer. But, when I read about the study it was paid for by the American dairy Association.
Mt grandmother says that dairy is bad and that it makes you fat--- that no grown wild animals use milk. That the animal kingdom only uses milk to fatten and stablize their young.

But, I am confused because of all the osteoporsis warning-- I don't want to be an old lady with brittle bones

Answer 1

milk is good for ya, your grandma is just old fashion... prolly has osteoporsis, sorry to say that!!!

Drinking milk, or eating dairy products will help you more than it will hurt you!

Babies drink milk to develope? RIGHT

Answer 2

Skim milk is an excellent source of protein. Whole milk does have a high percentage of saturated fat, but the skim produce avoids that. Go for skim milk when ever you want a hit of protein.

There are a lot of myths about milk and the "no grown animal" story is true, but no grown animal - except humans - watch TV either. Such a correlation simply does not yield useful information.

Answer 3

If you like milk drink it especially the healthier kind of lowfat skim. Your grandma is right to an extent but no grown animals in the animal kingdom don't use milk to make cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese...you see my point. That is the joy of being at the top of the food chain we get to drink a glass of any kind of animal's milk we want and we get to eat all of the other products made from milk too. Milk is fine if you like it...you do get calcium from other sources.

Answer 4

After our baby years, we should be getting our protein and calcium from other sources (meats and green leafy vegs). When you think about it, we are the only species that chases another for their breast milk. The dairy lobby is very powerful.
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Answer 5

Calcium can be found in many foods. It is true that only babies need milk. Humans are the only animal that drinks milk from another animal AND the only animal that drinks it passed the baby stage.

Answer 6

I would avoid skim milk unless it is organic and sugar free. Have you tried unsweetened soy milk? Here is a link to the brand I buy:
http://www.silksoymilk.com/Products/SilkSoymilkRefrigerated.aspx

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