Recent Questions
Some scientists have begun to question previous statements about milk's benefits. For example, some researchers have noted low fracture rates in Asian countries where little milk is consumed, and questioned whether there is enough evidence to support the US milk consumption recommendations. What's more some studies have linked milk to risk of ovarian and prostate cancers - though many scientists believe more research is needed before drawing conclusions about milk s a cause.
The swedish study
Last year, a Swedish study published in a British medical journal found women who drank three or more glasses a day died at a nearly twice the rate of those who drank less a day. Broken bones more common in women who were heavy milk drinkers, too. Other dairy products were not linked to such problems. The study's lead author - Dr Karl Michaelsson of Uppsala University - called the results too preliminary to merit a change in dietary recommendations, and sail differences in the US diet might diminish the kind of potential harms seen in the Swedes in his study.