Too much milk may be bad for health

Paris

DRINK lots of milk to strengthen your bones and boost your health, doctors say. But a study in The BMJ medical journal on Wednesday said that Swedes with a high intake of cow's milk died younger - and women suffered more fractures.

The findings may warrant questions about recommendations for milk consumption, although further research is needed, its authors said, as the association may be purely coincidental. A Swedish team used data on 61,000 women aged 39-74 who were monitored for about 20 years, and more than 45,000 men aged 45-79 who were followed for 11 years.