Drinking Milk To Boost Calcium and Prevent Broken Bones

Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults’ chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented with 1,200 mg of calcium per day - the amount in four glasses of milk - reduced their risk of bone fractures by 72 percent.

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Filed under: Bones on June 10th, 2008