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Milk: got proof?(industry ad claims)(Your Health)(Column)(Industry Overview)
In those ubiquitous dairy-industry ads, milk-mustached celebrities say a lot more than just "Got milk?" Teen idol Britney Spears tells teenagers to drink "four glasses of milk every day," singer Marc Anthony says milk can "help prevent osteoporosis," and Larry King says, "a healthy diet rich in low-fat dairy products may help lower the risk of high blood pressure." Last year, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a group that promotes a vegan diet and preventive medicine, petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether the milk industry has evidence to back those claims.
Also last year, People for the Ethical Treatment of ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 8, 2005 700+ words
...10 servings) can help lower blood pressure. Other studies suggest that nutrients found in milk -- calcium, potassium and magnesium...important role in maintaining normal blood pressure. Milk the Dietary Guidelines Another...
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- Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review Rivas, M Garay, RP Escanero, JF October 1, 2002 700+ words
...3 mo of soy milk consumption, systolic blood pressure decreased by...the cow's milk group (P...diastolic blood pressure decreased by...the cow's milk group (P...0001) and mean blood pressure decreased by...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire January 4, 2001 700+ words
...such as lowfat milk, cheese, yogurt...found to help lower blood pressure." Just one 8-ounce glass of milk provides 30 percent...lowfat or fat free milk with dinner. Add...Risk: The Diet/Blood Pressure Connection," which...
- Blood pressure and milk-based formula.(Breastfeeding)(cow's milk formula may...
- Newspaper article from: Special Delivery September 22, 2003 700+ words
...substituting cow's milk for breastmilk might...heart disease and high blood pressure later in life. Studies...fed the most cow's-milk formula were taller but had the highest blood pressure, which can lead to...sodium content of cow's milk affects the development...
- Preeclampsia linked to drinking milk.(high-blood pressure during pregnancy...
- Magazine article from: Science News May 20, 1995 700+ words
...than one glass of whole milk a day or three or more...pregnancy-related high blood pressure -- than women who drink...women who drink little milk supports studies showing...calcium intake lowers blood pressure, Richardson and Baird...age still drink whole milk, the authors ...
- A Town Called Calcium Gets a 'Diet Makeover'; National Health Experts Team up...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 10, 2003 700+ words
...help of representatives from the Milk Mustache got milk? Campaign, Jefferson County...strengthen their bones, lower their blood pressure, and possibly reduce their risk...workshops. "Dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt not only...
- Diet high in fruits, veggies and low-fat milk reduces blood pressure.(Health)
- Magazine article from: Jet January 13, 1997 700+ words
...vegetables and low-fat milk can lower blood pressure and may even eliminate the...reduced their average systolic blood pressure by 5.5 millimeters of mercury...people who already had high blood pressure had more dramatic reductions...
- Consuming skim milk and other low-fat dairy foods may help lower blood...
- Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report December 19, 2005 700+ words
* Consuming skim milk and other low-fat dairy foods may help lower blood pressure, according to findings published in the American...products were about half as likely to develop high blood pressure as those who consumed the fewest. While other...
