Not- Hair Loss News – Three Glasses Of Milk/Day Can Be Harmful

Swedish researchers published an article in the British Journal of Medicine (October 2014) which showed that a “high intake of milk may be associated with higher mortality and fracture risks in women and higher mortality risk in men”.

61,433 women and 45,339 men (women 39-74, men ages 45-79) were followed during a medium of 22 years. They were asked about diet early in the study with questionnaires. 15,541 women died and 17,252 had fractures. during a 13 year follow-up, 10112

They analyzed outcomes from enrollment (from 1987 to 1990 for the women and January 1998 for the men) through December 2010. During a median of 22 years of follow-up, 15,541 women died and 17,252 women had a fracture. During a median of 13 years of follow-up, 10,112 of the men died and 5379 men had a fracture.

The harm came from drinking 3 or more glasses of milk per day. “The researchers found that women who drank three or more glasses (680 g) of milk a day had almost twice the risk for death compared with women who drank less than one glass a day (hazard ratio [HR], 1.93, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.80 – 2.06). Women who drank more milk also had a higher risk for any type of fracture (HR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.08 – 1.25) and for hip fracture specifically (HR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.39 – 1.84).”

Although the researchers found that men who drank three or more glasses of milk had a slightly higher risk for death compared with those who drank less than one glass (HR, 1.10, 95% CI, 1.03 – 1.17), men did not have the excess risk for fracture seen in women.

Men did not see the high fracture rate thwt women experienced. Yogurt and cheese did not show higher risks for either death or fractures.

Further analysis of the men and women who had increased risk was not done.