Who Has the Highest Rates of Bone Disease, and Why?
www.notmilk.com “Countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis, such as the United States, England, and Sweden, consume the most milk.” ~Nutrition Action Healthletter, June, 1993 “Dietary protein increases production of acid in the blood which can be neutralized by calcium mobilized from the skeleton.” ~American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1995; 61 (4) “Even when eating 1,400 mg of calcium daily, one can lose up to 4% of his or her bone mass each year while consuming a high-protein diet.” ~American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1979;32(4) “Those populations with the highest calcium intakes had higher fracture rates than those with more modest calcium intakes.” ~California Tissue International 1992;50 “Women consuming greater amounts of calcium from dairy foods had significantly increased risks of hip fractures.” ~12-year Harvard study of 78,000 women American Journal of Public Health 1997;87 “Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years, were associated with an inc