The intake of milk has plummeted dramatically in last decade from a yearly average of ninety-six litres per person to eighty-two litres per person. The deficiency of iodine in teenage girls has also been associated with drinking less milk. . One glass of milk provides around half your daily iodine, important for a healthy thyroid and metabolism.
Milk is also a good source of nutrients such as calcium. A healthy adult needs at least three portions of dairy products a day for calcium and one glass of milk is equal to one portion, stated Elisabeth Weichselbaum from the British Nutrition Foundation and by avoiding milk people are missing a trick nutritionally.
Milk also supplies vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B-group, in addition to that magnesium, zinc and potassium to human body. According to Anna Raymond from the British Dietetic Association, though you can live without it, milk is in actuality efficient and convenient way of getting a dose of a vast array of nutrients.
Therefore if you do not drink it you require sourcing those vitamins and minerals from elsewhere or risking a deficiency. It also gives proteins crucial for maintenance and repair of body tissues. Even whole milk with one hundred and thirty-four calories per two hundred ml, is not as bad for the waistline as people think, added Anna Raymond.
A glass of milk contains far less calories and sugar than a chocolate bar and is better for your health. In one glass of skimmed milk there are only seventy calories. If you want to lose weight you can but it would not make big difference unless you have several glasses a day. You have to reduce your intake of saturated fat.
She added that the good news is that lower-fat milk contains the same amount of nutrients. It should be noted that semi-skimmed and skimmed milks are not recommended for children under two, as they need the fat in whole milk to stimulate their rapid growth and development. The study was published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
There is some evidence that organic milk might be worth the extra expense. The team from the University of Newcastle showed organic supermarket milk contained higher levels of necessary fatty acids which are beneficial for infant development and general health. If you are using soya milk, you should check whether they have been fortified with minerals and vitamins to structure for those in dairy milk.