The galactose in milk may explain why milk consumption is associated with significantly higher risk of hip fractures, cancer, and premature death.

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What can we do for our bones, then? Weight-bearing exercise such as jumping, weight-lifting, and walking with a weighted vest or backpack may help, along with getting enough calcium (Alkaline Diets, Animal Protein, & Calcium Loss http://nutritionfacts.org/video/alkaline-diets-animal-protein-and-calcium-loss/) and vitamin D (Resolving the Vitamin D-Bate http://nutritionfacts.org/video/resolving-the-vitamin-d-bate/). Eating beans (Phytates for the Prevention of Osteoporosis http://nutritionfacts.org/video/phytates-for-the-prevention-of-osteoporosis/) and avoiding phosphate additives (Phosphate Additives in Meat Purge and Cola http://nutritionfacts.org/video/phosphate-additives-in-meat-purge-and-cola/) may also help.

Maybe the galactose angle can help explain the findings on prostate cancer (Prostate Cancer and Organic Milk vs. Almond Milk http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-and-organic-milk-vs-almond-milk/) and Parkinson’s disease (Preventing Parkinson’s Disease With Diet http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/).

Galactose is a milk sugar. There’s also concern about milk proteins (see my casomorphin http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/casomorphin/ series) and fats (The Saturated Fat Studies: Buttering Up the Public http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-saturated-fat-studies-buttering-up-the-public/ and Trans Fat in Meat and Dairy http://nutritionfacts.org/video/trans-fat-in-meat-and-dairy/) as well as the hormones (Dairy Estrogen and Male Fertility http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-estrogen-and-male-infertility, Estrogen in Meat, Dairy, and Eggs http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Estrogen-in-Meat-Dairy-and-Eggs/ and Why Do Vegan Women Have 5x Fewer Twins? http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Why-Do-Vegan-Women-Have-5x-Fewer-Twins?).

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