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In short, yes. Milk is the number one source of calcium on a healthy diet, and according to doctors everyone should eat three servings of dairy products (milk, yogurt or cheese) per day. Calcium is required for other body functions as well, so what your body does if your diet is not having calcium, is take it from your bones. If your body keep doing this for a prolonged period of time, then your bones will get weak and you even develop "osteoporosis". Bones are formed during gestation and this is why pregnant woman must consume lots of calcium and minerals. During your first years milk consumption if highly necessary because you will generate the future strenght of your bones. For general information, milk is not the only source of calcium, you can find it also in bread, cereal, rice and pasta, poultry, fish and eggs, and in most fruits. If your diet is lacking milk, or another good source of calcium, you should use a dietary supplement containing it.
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It isn't the milk as a whole that helps strengthen bones. It is the calcium in the milk. Consuming calcium is the best way to improve bone structure. Consuming magnesium and vitamin D will help your body absorb calcium more readily. In addition, weight-bearing exercises will increase bone density, allowing your bones to support more weight, and hence become stronger.
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Yes.
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Milk and dairy products will not prevent osteoporosis. If anything, indications are that they promote it. Countries where milk and milk products are not consumed, have little or no incidence of osteoporosis. In Japan milk and dairy products were not consumed up until about WW2. Till then, osteoporosis was virtually unknown. After the war, the consumption of milk was gradually increasing. And now, the first generation with osteoporosis problems in Japan is coming of age.
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Milk is one of many sources thank strengthen bones but not the only source.Vegetables and other foods are just as good.I go for months(6 months to a year) without drinking any milk and my bones are strong.Many can't drink milk at all and have strong bones.
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