Drinking milk is good for the heart

People who like to drink milk can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. If they absorb milk above the average level, they are less likely to be obese, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome than those who drink less milk.

Prof. Peter Elwood (working at Cafdift University, UK) has a report on the survey published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, concluding that those who absorb milk higher than average will reduce 15 % risk of heart disease and stroke compared to people who drink less, or do not drink milk.

This conclusion is drawn based on a survey of 400,000 subjects monitored for 8 - 28 years. Interestingly, most of the milk they drink is regular milk.

Previously, milk was criticized as "bad", because it was thought that the fat in milk increased cholesterol. However, these studies have identified the salient characteristics of milk: in addition to the role of protecting the health of bones, milk also reduces blood pressure and has a positive impact on other biological mechanisms involved. to cardiovascular disease.

These benefits seem to outweigh the effects of increasing cholesterol and create the ability to reduce the overview of cardiovascular risk of milk.

Therefore, milk should be put in a formal position in the menu of cardiovascular patients.