My brother (16yrs) drinks about one gallon of milk per day/day and 1/2. Is there any way that this can be bad for him?
2006-10-20 15:49:18 · 16 answers · asked by tamarita06 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Very fattening unless it's lowfat milk!
2006-10-20 15:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Nikki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my brothers did that, too, drank over a gallon of milk a day when he was a teenager. He is in his 40s now and seems to be fine. No chronic health problems. But he is overweight. If your brother drinks this much milk, he should have the lowfat kind. :)
2006-10-20 22:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how much he drinks over a given period and how much lactase enzyme is within his body. Milk itself is not harmful but his body can only digest and process so much milk at one time. Anything in excess might cause sickness but from the way you frame the question, it doesn't seem like he is in any trouble. Again, milk itself is not harmful (relatively) and if he does experience any negative feedback from drinking too much milk too quickly, you will notice it. He will probably have gas and maybe even diarrehea.
2006-10-20 22:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Milk is great for anyone- especially growing boys. He should just be careful to watch the milk fat %. I would say with him drinking that much milk, he should stick with a non-fat or a 1%. 2% if he is underweight.
2006-10-20 22:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by collegechickbre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not completely sure if a gallon of milk a day is enough to cause hypercalcemia (too much calcium in your blood), but it might be, and this can lead to kidney stones and abnormal heart rhythms (because calcium mediates heart muscle contractions), which can be very dangerous.
2006-10-20 23:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk could make you sick if you drink to much of it. When you do drink milk, it makes you creat mucus at the back of your throat. If you drink to much of it, you can get alot of mucus back there and if your drinking way to much, you might get an infection because mucus carrys bacteria and then the bacteria can irritate your throat which my cause throat infection.
2006-10-20 23:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by GodWillSaveMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drinking milk is a good source of calcium, the only thing that he maybe getting sick of is the taste of milk, he might have a addiction to milk also. but its all good.
2006-10-20 22:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by Isaac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is physically impossible to drink a gallon of milk in 1 hour with out puking...
2006-10-20 22:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by Ivy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its not good to drink to much milk in a short amount of time because your body cannot handle that much lactose.
2006-10-20 23:05:33 · answer #9 · answered by Allie Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he may have a vitamin deficiency. if he drinks that much milk, his body won't be able to absorb all of the nutrients. he won't get sick from it tho
2006-10-20 23:09:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋