ScienceDaily reports that drinking milk on a regular basis can help to prevent heart disease, stroke and even some forms of cancer.

A team of researchers from the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol found that we can be 15 to 20 percent less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke with milk as a consistent part of our diets.

From ScienceDaily: (click here for the full article)

“Our findings clearly show that when the numbers of deaths from CHD, stroke and colo-rectal cancer were taken into account, there is strong evidence of an overall reduction in the risk of dying from these chronic diseases due to milk consumption…Put together, there is convincing overall evidence that milk consumption is associated with an increase in survival in Western communities.”

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