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Whole milk contains calcium and vitamin D to support healthy bones, but food producers cannot make a

claim about calcium and a reduced risk of osteoporosis on the label of whole milk because of the high fat content.

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Although milk has been highly recommended for years to provide the calcium that bones need and thus avoid osteoporosis, the truth is that the quality of the milk that is currently consumed is very low, since the consumer can obtain discounted products with water or by-products that impersonate milk (such as whey), so the amount of calcium it currently provides is very low, to this must be added the fact that milk, even if it is of high quality, does contain fat, the latter inside the body forms together with calcium insoluble salts which the body is unable to assimilate, must be eliminated by the excrement or urine, further reducing the absorption of this element.

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Currently, milk is not a recommended product to acquire the calcium that bones require, many nutritionists today prefer to recommend supplements or nuts, which are easier to absorb by organisms (unless they are allergic to any of these ), since it is recognized that, in addition to everything mentioned in the response, many people today are lactose intolerant, which is why consuming it can cause intestinal problems.

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