Two New Studies Sour Milk's Image

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Two New Studies Sour Milk's Image

 

One Study Confirms Link with Ovarian Cancer; Second Disproves

Dairy-Weight Loss Claims

http://www.pcrm.org/news/release041202.html

 

Washington, D.C.—Two recent studies are souring milk's image among

health authorities. One, published in the November issue of the

American

Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that women who consume two or

more

glasses of milk a day have twice the risk of a certain form of

ovarian

cancer than those who rarely or never consume milk.

 

Headed by Susanna Larsson at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden,

researchers conducted a prospective study of more than 60,000 women

and

concluded that " intakes of lactose and dairy products, particularly

milk, were significantly associated with the risk of serous ovarian

cancer. " (Serous epithelial cancer is the most common type of

ovarian

cancer.)

 

The second study, presented last month at the North American

Association

for the Study of Obesity Conference, shows that high dairy

consumption

does not help dieters lose weight, refuting the findings of an

earlier

and smaller study that the dairy industry has aggressively

publicized

through major advertising campaigns, including a prominent one

featuring

talk show host Dr. Phil. The new study was conducted by Jean

Harvey-Berino, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Vermont.

 

The original study-which had seemed to suggest that dairy products

might

help weight loss-had only 11 participants in the dairy group, and

required a 500-calorie per day diet deficit. Its findings do not

appear

to hold, in light of the new study which used a similar method in a

larger sample.

 

" Milk's biological purpose is to promote rapid growth in infant

cows, "

says Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D. " It makes biological sense that its

nutrients

and hormonal effects might also promote the growth of cancer cells. "

 

As to the Harvey-Berino study, Dr. Lanou says, " It reminds us that

the

dairy industry's health claims are often based on thin scientific

evidence. " Dr. Lanou's letter challenging the dairy industry's

weight-loss claims is scheduled for publication in the January issue

of

Obesity Research.

 

The Swedish study is one of several published in the past few years

suggesting a link between dairy consumption and ovarian cancer. The

Iowa

Women's Health Study of more than 29,000 postmenopausal women showed

that the highest consumers of lactose (milk sugar) had a 60 percent

increased risk of ovarian cancer as compared to those who consumed

the

least lactose.

 

 

 

In Harvard's Nurses' Health Study, each daily glass of low-fat or

skim

milk was associated with a 20 percent increase in serous ovarian

cancers. Researchers hypothesize that galactose, a component of the

milk

sugar lactose, may damage ovarian cells, making them more

susceptible to

cancer.

 

To interview Dr. Amy Lanou, please contact Jeanne Stuart McVey at

202-686-2210, ext. 316, or or 415-509-1833 (cell), or jean-.

 

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

is a

nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine,

especially good nutrition. PCRM also conducts clinical research

studies,

opposes unethical human experimentation, and promotes alternatives

to

animal research. PCRM has long worked to educate the public about

the

health problems associated with dairy consumption.

 

 

JoAnn Guest

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What type of milk was used in this test? Was it pasteurized/homogenized?

Had it been treated with Bovine Growth Hormones ? Had the cows been fed grains

that were Genetically Engineered ?

 

Organic Raw Milk from Free Range Pastured, grass fed cows is the only milk that

can be consumed safely and has

health benefits. Pasteurization kills off the beneficial enzymes and

Homogenization makes milk totally undigestable, and when its non organic milk

Im sure it is harmful to our health.

 

zoe

 

Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 6:55:16 AM, you wrote:

Two New Studies Sour Milk's Image

 

One Study Confirms Link with Ovarian Cancer; Second Disproves

Dairy-Weight Loss Claims

http://www.pcrm.org/news/release041202.html