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Milk is a great, cheap source of vitamins, minerals and protein, but almost 1/2 of adults are lactose intolerant. Lactose is the sugar in milk that requires the enzyme lactase to digest. As we get older, a lot of people don’t make enough of the enzyme to digest dairy products and so they experience digestive problems. I’m in that group and so I have to eat dairy products sparingly. Check out this page for info on this. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other good sources for the things in milk. Dr. Mirkin has a good post on his blog that list some other great sources for these nutrients. Calcium is one of the most important so make sure you are getting enough every day.
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You can eliminate all dairy products and still have a perfectly healthy diet. Yes, milk is a good source of calcium, vitamin D, protein and other nutrients, but it is far from essential. You can get all the calcium you need from a variety of other foods.
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