No Milk Please !

Thursday, July 11, 2013 Francisco Carneiro 0 Comments

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Humans have no need to “get” milk in their diets, a relatively recent addition to our culinary mix in the grand sweep of human history. And that raises the question of the white beverage as a source of dietary calcium. Here, too, it may not live up to its billing. Ludwig and Willett point out that  bone fracture rates are higher in countries where milk is a mainstay. Other foods—leafy greens, nuts, seeds—can also fulfill needed calcium requirements.