Harvard Declares Dairy Not Part of a Healthy Diet

[SalG13]

I came across this article today which states that the Harvard School of Public Health has declared that dairy is not part of a healthy diet.

Intrigued, I went to Harvard's site and the article appears to be giving an accurate assessment.

I have heard that dairy isn't healthy for you in the past, but this was from a vegan friend who had made some sketchy claims about several other topics and I don't consider them a reliable source of information. Internet research tends to dig up claims from both sides, although the anti-dairy pages tend to be biased in that direction regardless.

Side note: I am getting an error message when I try to search these forums, so if someone has already posted about this topic or there is a thread about the value of dairy products in a person's diet I wasn't able to find it.

 

[excaza]

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/index.html

 

[alphahelix]

Good, non-dairy sources of calcium include collards, bok choy, fortified soy milk, baked beans, and supplements that contain both calcium and vitamin D (a better choice than taking calcium alone).

Hmmm.... it appears us southerners do know a thing or two about eating healthy now find me an article on grits

 

[Architect]

I nearly choked on my piece of Brie when I read that.....

 

[Jekyll's Guest]

I nearly choked on my piece of Brie when I read that.....

Drink some water. Give my best to Brie btw.


Someone save those poor babies from their unhealthy lifestyle!

Maybe we can make them shakes from blended burgers?

 

[NotJesus]

They'll have to pry the dairy products from my cold, dead hands.

The good news is they probably won't have to wait too long.

 

[Architect]

Drink some water. Give my best to Brie btw.

I found a quick few shots of whisky^* settled my nerves.....









^{It's never called "Scotch" in Scotland. Everyone knows the foreign stuff isn't really whisky. Hell, you can't even spell it right....;)}

 

[Jekyll's Guest]

They'll have to pry the dairy products from my cold, dead hands.

Well apparently that's a self fulfilling prophecy

 

[Giraffe107]

A mate of mine's limbs all fell off. He cut out the dairy, they grew right back.

paraphrased from the Adventures of Lano and Woodley

 

[crackers]

Well, this is great. Just great. I have been eating 3 or 4 containers of yogurt a day for years. I guess I better start shopping around for a cemetery plot.

 

[mummymonkey]

Is lard okay?

 

[Skeptical Greg]

Only if it's pig lard ...

 

[Lisa Simpson]

Mmm....lard.


My dad was saying dairy was bad for you 40-ish years ago, when I was fighting with my mom over whether or not I had to drink a glass of milk every morning. Sadly, mom won that particular argument and I had to choke down a glass of milk every morning for years after. Shudder.

 

[slingblade]

I rarely ever pay heed to these things. I eat what I want to eat. I'll die whenever I die.

But by gar, I will have eaten what I wanted to eat.

 

[rjh01]

I drink 3 litres of milk every week. I must be on a bad diet.

 

[bit_pattern]

Meat's pretty much out too, unless it's white meat, even then they recommend beans as a suitable, healthy source of protein.

Veganism for the win!

 

[slingblade]

Meat's pretty much out too, unless it's white meat, even then they recommend beans as a suitable, healthy source of protein.

Veganism for the win! me!

...and more meat, eggs, and dairy for me!


(FTFY, BTW)

 

[bjornart]

As delicious, delicious beverages go it beats all alternatives by a mile for healthfulness.

[tune=I love Candy]I love dairy!

[tune=gospely]Thank you, Cheezus! Thank you, Cheezus!

 

[bit_pattern]

...and more meat, eggs, and dairy for me!


(FTFY, BTW)

at's alright, we can use you as mulch for my organic garden when you die prematurely

 

[Aepervius]

I drink 3 litres of milk every week. I must be on a bad diet.

I eat 2.5 kg of cheese (comté) every 8 weeks...