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The Benefits of Milk Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women

In Norway recently, a six-year study of nearly 50,000 women in their mid to late 30s was conducted. Its aim was to determine if there is a connection between milk consumption and a reduction in breast cancer. The study showed that those who drank milk as a child and still consumed at least three glasses a day were 50% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who didn't drink milk.

Calcium and vitamin D, normally present in sufficient quantities in milk, were credited with cancer-fighting properties, but another lesser-known compound was cited, as well.

Conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA for short, was found in considerably smaller amounts in women with breast cancer than those without it. CLA has been shown to block the local growth and spread of breast cancer in laboratory animals. Just be sure, when choosing which type of milk to drink, you select one that is low in fat.

Check the labels for those that say 1% or 2% milkfat or skim milk, which has none.