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I only read the intro, have no idea what the entire article said, but I bet the milk consumption mentioned was not connected with fat free skim milk, the only kind of milk I have in my home.

Yes I am guessing it was only being discussed in relation with calcium and bone benefit.

But certainly skim milk is not bad for you, not harmful to arteries for those of us from a family with a history of heart disease

Several of the comments to the NYT article mention low-fat and fat-free milk. The difference in calories isn’t that much.

fat free skim milk, the only kind of milk I have in my home.

At one time skim milk was thought to be unfit for human consumption and was fed to hogs. I call anything less than whole milk, "white colored water".

To each his/her own however.

I treat myself to Half & Half only occasionally any more, now that it's around $6.00 per half gallon.

“But certainly skim milk is not bad for you, not harmful to arteries for those of us from a family with a history of heart disease”

Actually...I was doing a study today on Statins because my doc says that my cholesterol is too high, and he wants to put me on statins. I was floored, because I’d made some recent changes in my diet in order to better to control diabetis. I eliminated real butter, used margarine (yuck!) sparingly, eliminated red meats almost completely, pork hasn’t been a part of my diet for several years now, and beef is way too expensive for me to purchase. I reduced egg intake by 75%, and began drinking black coffee and using only skim milk. My cholesterol shot through the roof! My blood sugar was wonderful, but the cholesterol is up.

So, I did the research on why statins are bad for you, search term was ‘dangers of statins’.

I learned that skim milk may not be as good for a person as we’ve been told because of what they add to the milk. It’s a bigger cholesterol risk than whole milk.

Also, cholesterol assists in regulating blood sugar, (no wonder mine went up as my blood sugar came under control!) AND that cholesterol actually has protective properties for your adrenal glands, as well as inhibiting inflammation responses.

Even some powdered milks are detrimental because of the whey they use.

It was a fascinating piece to read and if you do an internet search on the terms I suggested, well, it’s an eye opener.

So now I have a nice gallon of fresh whole milk in my fridge, butter went on sale so I bought a few blocks of that along with a couple of pieces of beef to go with my chicken and fish. There’s no food like REAL food, and if the animal is a vegetable eater, (split hoof/chews cud) then it’s not harmful. Sciences is wrong. Could be that what it was FED might not be good for the cow, and therefore you, but in it’s natural form, it’s food intended to nourish your body unless you have something like lactose intolerance which doesn’t allow you to partake of some dairy foods. IMHO.

I love dairy..cream, ice cream, cheese, sourcream, milk...And my body just doesn’t seem to feel right without it.

Exercise, fresh air, widely varied diet of what God considers to be healthy food all contribute toward good bone health and density. Sitting on the butt doesn’t. Some absolutely cannot do much, but there are also those who could, but don’t.

Whoever mentioned magnesium, I agree. It’s another essential mineral that somehow isn’t in enough supply.

Everything needs to work together to work right.