(and the worst news in dairy industry history) THE HARVARD "NURSES" STUDY
The new ANTI-DAIRY advertising campaign from the Physician's Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is an effective antidote for the dairy industry 'GOT
MILK' moustache ad blitz. At last, science-based TRUTH for 40 million American
women who suffer from the effects of bone disease.
THE TEXT OF THE
ABOVE AD READS: "Don't count on milk to beat osteoporosis.
In a
Harvard study of 78,000 nurses, drinking three or more glasses of milk per day
did not reduce fractures at all. An Australian study showed the same thing.
Still, you do need calcium, and good non-dairy sources include fortified orange
or apple juice, green leafy vegetables, beans and calcium supplements. The
amount you need is less when you reduce sodium and animal protein in your diet.
Exercise and vitamin D (from the sun or a supplement) are also key."
(PCRM's ad campaign is based upon two studies; The Harvard Nurse's study -
Cumming & Klineberg, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, and
the Australian study - Feskanich, published in the American Journal of Public
Health. FAX your request for these studies to: ANTIDAIRY Coalition -
201-871-9304) C R I T I C A L S T U D Y !
(and the worst news in
dairy industry history) THE HARVARD NURSES' STUDY
PCRM bases their ad campaign on the most complete and well-respected
scientific study in American history; ongoing at Harvard University. Hundreds of
publications in scientific journals have resulted from data gleaned from
interviews and questionnaires completed by the study's participants. Diet
records and health records are rigorously analyzed; obtained from 121,000+
female registered nurses in eleven states between the ages of 30 and 55.
Nearly
78,000 nurses participated in the 12-year milk and bone fracture study. MILK,
DIETARY CALCIUM AND BONE FRACTURES The study found "no significant
association" between teenage milk consumption and the risk of adult
fractures. Data from the study indicate that frequent milk consumption and
higher dietary calcium intakes in middle aged women do not provide protection
against hip or forearm fractures. A SHOCKING AND UNEXPECTED REVELATION
In the Harvard study, women consuming greater amounts of calcium from dairy
foods had significantly INCREASED risks of hip fractures, while no increase in
fracture risk was observed for the same levels of calcium from non-dairy
sources.
THE AUSTRALIAN STUDY Two hundred thousand hip fractures occur
in America every year. The Journal of Epidemiology published a case-controlled
study of risk factors for hip fractures in the elderly.
This study
concludes: "Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years,
were study provides the mechanism for such a high correlation. The authors
explain that the metabolism of dietary protein causes increased urinary
excretion of calcium. PHYSICIAN'S COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE (PCRM)
president, Neal Barnard, MD is a popular speaker and best selling author of many
books including my favourite, "FOOD FOR LIFE."
Dr. Barnard
founded PCRM in 1985 and the non-profit organization now includes 5,000
physicians and 100,000 laypersons in its membership.
DOCTORS ON PCRM'S
ADVISORY BOARD:
-T. Colin Campbell - Cornell University Caldwell Esselstyn
- The Cleveland Clinic Henry Heimlich
- The Heimlich Institute John
McDougall
- The McDougall Program Dean Ornish
- Preventive Medicine
Institute William Roberts
- Baylor Cardiovascular Institute Andrew Weil -
University of Arizona
NONDAIRY CALCIUM ALTERNATIVES
In September of 1998, the
ANTIDAIRY Coalition published a column containing a list of plant-based calcium
alternatives. Human breast milk contains 33 milligrams of calcium per 100-gram
portion. Baby humans do not grow up to become 1,200-pound cows. Foods are
naturally loaded with calcium. Cows do not drink milk. However, their milk
contains large amounts of calcium. They obtain calcium from plant-based foods.
Their bones do not break (until they meet their ultimate fate on the way to
Burger King).
http://www.antidairycoalition.com/092098.html
A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH
Once a person gives up all milk and
dairy products, he or she takes the most significant first step in reclaiming
good health.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Physician's Committee for
Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 404 Washington, DC 20016
202-686-2210
Robert Cohen Executive Director
ANTIDAIRY
Coalition/ Not
Milk Generation