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The Harvard University School of Public Health (HSPH) in its article titled "Calcium: What's Best for Your Bones and Health?," available from hsph.harvard.edu (accessed July 25, 2018), wrote:

“Milk is actually only one of many sources of calcium, and there are some important reasons why milk may not be the best source for everyone…

Many people have some degree of lactose intolerance. For them, eating or drinking dairy products causes problems like cramping, bloating, gas, and diarrhea. These symptoms can range from mild to severe… Many dairy products are high in saturated fats, and a high saturated fat intake is a risk factor for heart disease…

High levels of galactose, a sugar released by the digestion of lactose in milk, have been studied as possibly damaging to the ovaries and leading to ovarian cancer… In a Harvard study of male health professionals, men who drank two or more glasses of milk a day were almost twice as likely to develop advanced prostate cancer as those who didn’t drink milk at all.”

July 25, 2018