Milk Consumption Harms Bones And Health Instead Of Helping Them

Cow’s milk has been highly promoted as basically being the best and only food the supplies the calcium needed to support bone health. If you don’t believe me, tell of another food that is promoted to support bone health. Cow’s milk has been the go to calcium source for supporting bone health.

We can get all the calcium we need from plant-based foods, and we don’t need to drink cow’s milk because though it contains calcium it also harms bones.

The studies Dr. Greger referenced in the video examined the association of milk consumption and hip fractures. One study indicated that it was puzzling that:

“…hip fracture rates are highest in populations with the greatest milk consumption.”^[1]

The reason why it was puzzling was though cow’s milk was a good source of calcium, weakened bones were still associated with its consumption. Now it seems like science understands why.

There is a compound in milk called D-galactose which can cause bone loss. So though milk contains bone strengthening calcium, it also also contains bone weakening galactose. Most people do produce enzymes that detoxify galactose but heavy consumption of cow’s milk likely minimizes the enzymes ability to totally detoxify the galactose.

Galactose is not only harmful to bones and it also speeds up aging. Scientists use galactose to speed up the aging of laboratory mice, which is caused by inducing oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, brain degeneration, decreased immune response, and genetic changes.^[2]