Blake!! Osteoporosis!

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Kauguy,,,<br><br>We have to be careful about what

we say causes a particular disease. Each illness ahs

huge arrays of 'causative factors' which interact with

each other very complexly. For example in particular

contexts some causative factors seem to have zero effect

on a disease where in others they can have huge

effects on disease.<br><br>Although in an article I wrote

in the university I was at last year, the University

of Western Australia, on Dairy there was a section

on osteoporosis.<br><br> " Dairy products offer a

false sense of security to those concerned about

osteoporosis. In countries where dairy products are not

generally consumed, there is actually less osteoporosis

than in the United States. Studies have shown little

effect from dairy products on osteoporosis.8 The Harvard

Nurses? Health study followed 78,000 women for a 12-year

period and found that milk did not protect against bone

fractures. Indeed, those who drank three glasses of milk per

day had more fractures than those who rarely drank

milk.9 " <br><br>8. Riggs BL, Wahner HW, Melton J, Richelson LS, Judd

HL, O?Fallon M. Dietary<br> calcium intake and rates

on bone loss in women. J Clin Invest 1987;80:979-82.

<br>9. Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA.

Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a

12-year prospective study. Am J Publ Health

1997;87:992-7.<br><br>Courtesy of PCRM.

<a href=http://www.pcrm.org/

target=new>http://www.pcrm.org/</a><br><br><br>\

I beleive the dairy industry got taken to court

over trying to advertise that " milk is good for bones "

by the PCRM and it was found that there wasn't

enough supporting evidence and they couldn't advertise

this.<br><br>--<br><br>Although I have to

comment animal protein being linked to

osteoporosis. In the past, ie hunter gather time, we ate huge

amounts of animal protein and didn't have a problem with

osteoporosis. Animal protein does seem to play a factor in the

context of todays lifestyle however exercise, weight

bearing, is probably the dominant factor.<br><br>Blake