Why milk does not prevent osteoporosis
Do you know that in reality the milk does not help prevent osteoporosis? Moreover, it causes increased inflammation of the bones and increases the risk of fracture. We’ll find out why.
The osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized not only by a decrease in bone mass, but also for a deterioration of the microarchitecture of the bones. That is, the bones become more brittle and therefore the risk of fractures is increased with the passage of time.
Explained another way, osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break more easily. Thus, it is very common for people who have osteoporosis to break with higher frequency bones of the wrist, spine and hip.
Did you know that osteoporosis is also considered a “silent disease”? The reason is that bone loss is occurred without appear any symptoms, so that the diagnosis of osteoporosis cannot occur until a bone breaks as a result of a fall or stumble.
That is, it is an asymptomatic disease that actually tends to go unnoticed for many years. On the other hand, it is more common in women, although it is clear that men can also suffer, especially when they have an advanced age.
In fact, before a diagnosis of osteoporosis in adulthood it is usually very common that the person the following question is asked: “Why do I have osteoporosis if I take drinking milk whole life?”
Consumption of milk, dairy products and osteoporosis
Through many media, trademarks, and many other organizations related to the field of health have for years promoting that follow a diet rich in dairy help to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, or even prevent invoices when already have this disease.
While it is true that milk contains a very large amount of essential nutrients, among which the presence of calcium, vitamin D and phosphorus, and the absorption of these is reinforced by the enzymatic ability to digest lactose, transforming it into D-glucose and D-galactose, it seems that its nutritional content no benefit compared to the high presence of lactose, casein and other not-so-positive substances…
In fact, as demonstrated by many scientific studies, a high consumption of milk has undesirable effects in the body, due mainly to the excessive presence of D-galactose, a sugar that increases oxidative stress, aging and declining immune response, accelerating aging and life shortening.
This means that excessive consumption of dairy influence on the processes of oxidative stress and inflammation, mainly due to the high content of lactose in milk.
The problem lies in the milk, not in the rest of dairy products
Many tend to consume large glasses of milk a day thinking that it is good to our bones. However, there is the error: drink a lot of milk a day is a health risk, increasing not only the risk of bone fractures, but of premature death (especially in women).
This was concluded in 2014 a study published in the British Medical Journal, which found that women who consume three or more glasses of milk every day have a 90% increased risk of premature death.
To reach these conclusions analyzed the effects of milk consumption on a sample of 61,000 women aged 39 to 74 years of age (over 20 years), and more than 45,000 men aged 45 to 79 years (for 11 years).
That is, contrary to popular belief, the daily milk consumption means higher chances of suffering fractures. Moreover, there is an alert that the fat present in the milk cancels the positive effects of the calcium content in this food.
However, there are better alternatives to milk that can be positive against the osteoporosis. It is the case of yogurt or cheese, which found by this same research, is associated with lower bone fractures and lower mortality rates. The same would happen with dairy products low in fats.