Why do we Drink Milk?

[IMT staff]

Drinking milk is as American as Mom and apple pie. Until not long ago, Americans were encouraged not only by the lobbying group called the American Dairy Association but by parents, doctors and teachers to drink four 8-ounce glasses of milk, “nature’s perfect food,” every day. That’s two pounds! We don’t consume two pounds a day of anything else; even our per capita soda consumption is “only” a pound a day.

Today the Department of Agriculture’s recommendation for dairy is a mere three cups daily — still 1½ pounds by weight — for every man, woman and child over age 9. This in a country where as many as 50 million people are lactose intolerant, including 90 percent of all Asian-Americans and 75 percent of all African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Jews. The myplate.gov site helpfully suggests that those people drink lactose-free beverages. (To its credit, it now counts soy milk as “dairy.”)

There’s no mention of water, which is truly nature’s perfect beverage; the site simply encourages us to switch to low-fat milk. But, says Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, “Sugar — in the form of lactose — contributes about 55 percent of skim milk’s calories, giving it ounce for ounce the same calorie load as soda.”

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[travelling lifter]

I love milk, it's usually one of my only cravings after a show, but not a consistent part of my diet, more of a treat than anything

 

[THE-DET-OAK]

I love milk, it's usually one of my only cravings after a show, but not a consistent part of my diet, more of a treat than anything

well after a show would be the only time I would rec large amounts at this time your glycogen receptors are very up regulated, and chances are those cals will go directly to the muscle. This would be my explanation of the sugar cravings.

Dorian Yates always said he made his biggest gains right after a show.

 

[Megatron28]

I love rich chocolate milk after I play sports. Not the skim stuff.