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Dr. John M. Dougall, one of the leading authorities in the United States on the relationship between diet and disease, conducted a large-scale global study and investigation, presenting several facts:
The primary reason for the sale of dairy products is to provide calcium. In reality, many people in countries around the world do not include dairy products in their diets and yet do not suffer from osteoporosis.
African Bantu women do not drink milk but rarely suffer from osteoporosis.
The more protein consumed, the more calcium is lost from the bones. Before the industrial boom, milk was a very rare food in Asian and African societies, yet they had strong bones and sturdy teeth, and the so-called diseases of affluent societies were rarely seen among them. For example, Bantu women in Africa have never had milk in their daily diet; their calcium comes from vegetables, providing 250 to 400 milligrams of calcium per day, which is less than half the calcium intake of women in Western societies. Bantu women, on average, give birth to 10 children in their lifetime, each breastfed for 10 months. Despite this, osteoporosis is almost unheard of among them.
Interestingly, if Bantu women immigrate or move to other Western countries and change their diet to a so-called civilized diet (high in protein, sugar, fat, and salt), osteoporosis and dental problems become common!
Americans and British consume a lot of dairy products, and osteoporosis is common.
After extensive research worldwide, medical and public health experts have found that osteoporosis is most common in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Finland, which are also the countries with the highest consumption of dairy products. Conversely, osteoporosis is rare in countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products, such as those in Asia and Africa. In the United States, about 150 to 200 million people suffer from osteoporosis, yet Americans also consume the most dairy products in the world.
Eskimos consume the most protein but hunchback by age 20.
This shows that whether the diet contains enough calcium is not the cause of osteoporosis; osteoporosis is directly related to the amount of protein consumed. Eskimos provide a striking example. Due to their geographical environment, their diet contains the highest protein in the world—250 to 400 grams per day from fish, walrus, whale, etc., and their calcium intake is also the highest in the world—over 2000 milligrams per day from fish bones and meat. Their incidence of osteoporosis is the highest in the world, with many becoming hunchbacked by the age of 20. In contrast, the Bantu people in Africa consume only 47 grams of protein and 400 milligrams of calcium per day, and osteoporosis is unheard of among them.
Besides protein, there are other factors contributing to osteoporosis, one of which is a high proportion of acidic substances. To maintain the acid-base balance of the blood and keep it slightly alkaline, the bones inevitably "extract" more calcium. Additionally, lack of exercise, menopause, and drinking cola are all contributing factors to osteoporosis. (By Lin Guangchang)
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Milk Doesn't Prevent Osteoporosis?
The primary reason for the sale of dairy products is to provide calcium. In reality, many people in countries around the world do not include dairy products in their diets and yet do not suffer from osteoporosis.
African Bantu women do not drink milk but rarely suffer from osteoporosis.
The more protein consumed, the more calcium is lost from the bones. Before the industrial boom, milk was a very rare food in Asian and African societies, yet they had strong bones and sturdy teeth, and the so-called diseases of affluent societies were rarely seen among them. For example, Bantu women in Africa have never had milk in their daily diet; their calcium comes from vegetables, providing 250 to 400 milligrams of calcium per day, which is less than half the calcium intake of women in Western societies. Bantu women, on average, give birth to 10 children in their lifetime, each breastfed for 10 months. Despite this, osteoporosis is almost unheard of among them.
Interestingly, if Bantu women immigrate or move to other Western countries and change their diet to a so-called civilized diet (high in protein, sugar, fat, and salt), osteoporosis and dental problems become common!
Americans and British consume a lot of dairy products, and osteoporosis is common.
After extensive research worldwide, medical and public health experts have found that osteoporosis is most common in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Finland, which are also the countries with the highest consumption of dairy products. Conversely, osteoporosis is rare in countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products, such as those in Asia and Africa. In the United States, about 150 to 200 million people suffer from osteoporosis, yet Americans also consume the most dairy products in the world.
Eskimos consume the most protein but hunchback by age 20.
This shows that whether the diet contains enough calcium is not the cause of osteoporosis; osteoporosis is directly related to the amount of protein consumed. Eskimos provide a striking example. Due to their geographical environment, their diet contains the highest protein in the world—250 to 400 grams per day from fish, walrus, whale, etc., and their calcium intake is also the highest in the world—over 2000 milligrams per day from fish bones and meat. Their incidence of osteoporosis is the highest in the world, with many becoming hunchbacked by the age of 20. In contrast, the Bantu people in Africa consume only 47 grams of protein and 400 milligrams of calcium per day, and osteoporosis is unheard of among them.
Besides protein, there are other factors contributing to osteoporosis, one of which is a high proportion of acidic substances. To maintain the acid-base balance of the blood and keep it slightly alkaline, the bones inevitably "extract" more calcium. Additionally, lack of exercise, menopause, and drinking cola are all contributing factors to osteoporosis. (By Lin Guangchang)
Source: http:/ / news. xinhuanet. com/ fo……04- 09/ 15/ content_1983876. htm