does milk really help you lose weight?

[blackwdw]

Individual foods are not good or bad, black or white. Life is full of gray. Milk has a lot of protein and calcuim. It also has some saturated fat, cholesterol and sometimes antibiotics and growth hormones. Red meat is full of protein, iron and other nutriets. It also has a lot of saturated fat and cholesterol and can be a source of mad cow disease. Broccoli is chock full of vitamins, minerals and fiber, but can have a lot of pesticides, and the vitamin K in it can cause problems for people on blood thinners. Water is excellent for you, but it too can contain pollutants or bacteria. Drinking excessive amounts of water is also bad for you.

There are a couple points here. There is no perfect food. There is no perfect diet. We all have to make choices about what to eat on a daily basis. We make these choices based on what we know, however imperfect our knowledge may be. The best advice is to not mindlessly shove food in our mouths based on what we see on TV, or some random comment on a message board. You don't have to have a degree in nutrition to use google to find out more information about the foods you eat. The important thing is mindfullness. Worried about the sat. fat in milk? Switch to soymilk. Too much cholesteral in that steak? Eat chicken or some dried beans instead. Pesticides in broccoli? Buy organic. Do the best you can and don't worry about the rest. Stress shortens your life, too. *grin*

 

[Becca15]

A few years ago my dad turned to soya milk after researching cow's milk. Apparently the molecules in cows milk are much bigger than ones we are able to digest, he also turned vegetarian for a while (but isnt anymore) and him and my stepmum lost considerable amounts of weight without doing anymore exercise (I don't think they did that much anyway, maybe a walk every now and then) I have never been a big dairy fan-don't eat eggs, cheese etc but I occasionally have milk. I don't think its dangerous at all but I think water is probably best for losing weight from what I've heard. You do need calcium from somewhere though so skimmed milk would obviously be the best choice.

 

[delilah1]

milk (low-fat) is part of my regular diet but it does not seem to have any noticeable effect on my weight.