There is a lot of debate about whether humans should drink cow’s milk or not, and we can say that there are hundreds of books available on this topic. Beyond the arguments of the vegan movements around the world, the fact is that drinking milk has become an integral part of the daily lives of people around the world, and no one can imagine the diet without this food.
A healthy diet is inconceivable today without the proteins, calcium, phosphorus, fat and carbohydrates present in milk. In addition, very few foods contain sodium, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B3. Besides its delicious taste, we can enjoy endless milk variants such us desserts, yogurt and cream. Dairy products are a favorite meal for many people.
Let us see some of the benefits of dairy products.
Diets rich in milk and dairy products help in building and maintaining good form of bone mass throughout life. In this way we reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Consumption of dairy products is particularly important for bone health in childhood and adolescence, when we create and build our bone mass.
Diets containing milk products have a higher nutritional value.
Calcium is used to build bones and teeth, and to maintain bone mass. Dairy products are the main source of calcium in the diet in all Western countries. Diets that include multiple servings of dairy a day can improve our bone mass significantly.
Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Dairy products, especially yogurt and fluid milk, provide potassium.
A team of nutrition scientists at the University of Tennessee, has reached important conclusions regarding the effect of calcium on body fat. A diet high in calcium help with fat burning mechanisms.
The study was conducted in 3 months with a group of 34 people. They followed a personal eating plan which reduced the daily intake of 500 calories, but half of them were given 1,100 mg of calcium per day, while the contribution of calcium to the other half was only 500 mg.
The result shows that people with the highest calcium-rich diet, reduced its weight by 22% more than others.
While many benefits of taking dairy products, it is important to note that some individuals and some human races are lactose intolerant and can not consume milk. Fortunately, many vegetables and nuts have the same properties and nutrients that milk and its derivatives.