Is too much milk bad for you?

Answer 1

It can cause a calcium build up in your system but my son who is now 37 has been drinking a gallon of milk since he was in his teens and now he is 6' 7" and 220# so I guess it didnt hurt him that bad.

Answer 2

After a certain age, unfortunately yes. Remember, it does not matter how much you drink, your organism always needs the same amount of calcium everyday, this proportion only changes if you have a fracture, for example. Your organism will automatically reject the excess of calcium and lactic acid.
And of course, it has calories! Even if you consume 0% fat milk, it still has carbohydrates! And they are more responsible for gaining weight as they are 100% calories and found everywhere!
But in any case, remember that 0% fat milk has absolutely no nutrients. Do not believe those commercial staff! Even if it has nutrients they are not natural.
The most healthy thing is to drink 2 full glasses of full fat milk everyday and eat some yogurt too! Cheers!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

no, just give the extra to the neighbors. (a-cha-cha-cha)

yeah, dude anything you have "too much" of is bad for you, by definition. It's tautological.

milk is "bad for you" as it has sugar and saturated fat. milk is "good for you" as it has protein and calcium.

hopefully the horror stories I've heard about milk are overblown, but there may be some quality issues and contamination issues, in particular regarding hormones or steroids used on cows. there are side effects to the push to increase the production of the cows.

Answer 5

You need to have more than milk (once you are no longer "suckling") so as long as you have lots of fibre, protein, and the daily recommended amount of minerals and vitamins I suppose it would be all right. I'm guessing you'd get fed up with the taste after a while anyway and cut down naturally

Answer 6

Absolutely not!! Unless, of course you have a dairy intolerance!!! After all, milk is the stable diet for all mammals in the first and most important stage of growth.

Answer 7

milk is good but not too much because Cow's milk is a very good source of protein, calcium and other nutrients that are essential for a child's normal growth and development. Milk is also rich in fat and calories. The fat in the milk is important for nerve and brain development. This is why skim or 2% milk are not recommended for children less than 2 years of age.

What are the consequences drinking too much milk? Infants and toddlers who consume too much milk often have no appetite for meals or snacks. So although they consume enough calories to grow, they will not be getting the benefits of eating a balanced diet. Another important effect of "over-consumption of milk" is related to iron. Iron is another essential nutrient necessary for proper growth and development. Regular homogenized cow's milk does not contain enough iron. As a matter of fact, what little iron is in milk is not very well absorbed by a child's intestine and does not get into the body. So not only is milk a poor source of iron, drinking too much, results in a child eating less of other foods that would normally provide the iron they need. Also, in some cases the cow's milk protein may actually irritate a child's intestine causing low level, long standing, yet almost invisible blood loss in the stools. What does this mean? Since the major storage area of iron is in our red blood cells, if we lose blood, we lose iron. All these factors contribute to iron deficiency anemia, which means that the body cannot make enough red blood cells due to a lack of iron. So these infants and toddlers which have iron deficiency anemia are referred to as "Milk-babies" because their complexion is whiter or paler than normal they due to anemia. Anemia can also cause fatigue, irritability and in severe cases even heart failure. In terms of long term effects, studies have shown that iron deficiency anemia during the first years of life, may cause delays in the psychomotor development of a child.

So the bottom line is that although cow's milk is an important source of calcium and protein, drinking too much is not good and may be harmful. Here are some general tips:


Cow's milk is not suitable for most of the first year of life. Breastfeeding is best
Cow's milk does not contain enough iron
Skim or 2% milk are not recommended for children less than 2 years of age.
Toddlers and older children should drink no more than 24 ounces of milk per day

On a final note, contrary to public belief, milk has not been shown to increase mucus secretions.

Answer 8

Probably, if you drink more than 4 pints in one go apparently your body has to reject it as the lactic acid is too much for the stomach... Never tried that one though!

SS

Answer 9

Milk is good for you. I drink fatfree lactaid. Regular milk has sugar in it.

Answer 10

As Stephen Fry said, too much of anything is bad for you, that is what the term too much means!