Is it necessary to drink milk everyday? How safe is your milk?

Hi Sree! I take a glass of milk everyday and I have been doing it since my childhood. I understand that milk and milk products are good source of calcium and some other mineral. I feel that it is difficut to get unadultrated pure milk now a days, still whatever we consume in the name of milk does benefit us to some extent. One needs to take a beverage with breakfast or during the day/evening/night so one will have to consume milk, butter milk, tea or coffee etc. Some prefer to take black tea etc., but without milk, its strength comes down. What about you?

Hi Sreekala :) I guess milk one of thing whose demand will never going to down. I mean people is using milk in different ways like different milk products. About digestive i think milk is pretty digestive for me at least. I am drinking milk every day sometime coffee and i am feeling fit so far. We are using Amul milk not home made one. And i guess its quality is okay. About other products I like butter milk and curd most.

Hello sreekala, the fact is our bones do keep on deteriorating in quality. We need to supplement that calcium. Taking calcium tablets is one way. But how much calcium our body can absorb also varies from individual to individual. Osteoporosis is a harsh reality. And so is the fact that excess amount lactose ends up in brain leading to other complications. I read somewhere that it is better to opt for calcium tablets. I dont particularly relish milk. But I do eat porridge, and cornflakes so some bit of it gets into my system everyday. I prefer calcium intake through other routes, such as fruits and vegetables. I eat healthy quantities of vegetables so that I get my calcium. I hope it will be enough for my lifetime. :)

Milk and milk products are part of our eating habit from ancient time. I also use milk in tea, coffee or only milk, warn or hot. I like milk and milk products. Fresh milk is good for health. But in these days pure and fresh milk is not available in cities although in rural area it is not problem. It right that we can digest curd easily but we can also digest milk in every age. My son is of 23 years old but he never use tea. He drink only milk from the birth. He have not any problem of health. milk is good source of calcium, vitamins and protins. so use milk without any if but, it is good for your health.

I like to drink cow milk, any kind of milk, full cream or low fat, powder or liquid, instant or original... I heard that it takes around 8 hours for our body to absorb the milk that's why it was suggested to drink milk only when about to sleep at night. I normally buy from the supposedly best brands in Indonesia and if that is not fulfilling the standard, then I don't know where should I get it from elsewhere...

Is it a true fact that milk will digest only in curd form? I hate milk when I was a kid but I really love it now but I don't drink milk everyday since my favorite drinks is plain water.I don't like coffee and I like plain tea with sugar- I can't drink milk tea I hate it so much. I am not very sure about the quality of the milk I bought from store, we don't have much choice and ways to investigate about it. Usually I just buy a carton of milk from supermarket and never drink fresh milk from the farm- I don't know where I can have it here. I wonder how the very fresh milk is taste???

Sree, you are really great! Watching debate in tv not only could widen your info and knowledge, it has become your, this wonderful topic here as well All the info about the disadvantages of milk mentioned in the debate have to remain to confirm yet I suppose. I don't simply believe to all the contentions in the debate providing by the participants lol...Anyway they would be on the second thoughts to find out the facts. As what I know animal milk is not the only source to provide us calcium. Other than soybeans as well as products from soybeans, leafy vegetables in green are very rich in calcium as well. When my son reached the age, about 18 months old or so, that was the time to feed him with paste stuffs like porridge, etc. The nurse advised me to grind bilis fish or anchovies into powder form and stirred with porridge to feed my boy. It's a kind of dried fish about 3 to 4 cm in length. It's believed rich in calcium. Taking this regularly could strengthen and help the growth of toddlers bone and teeth. May be I was adapted with the habit of drinking milk since my childhood, lol...therefore milk as well as milk products have become my favorite beverage and food until now. Nowadays it's difficult to get fresh cow milk so I take milk prepared from milk powder. I purchase milk powder from trusted brand. Actually I don't know whether it's safe enough for taking this daily. For the sake of safety I tend to take green leafy vegetables daily and cut down the amount of milk taking recently. I enjoy sipping hot cup of coffee and tea as well as milo with milk powder added to it. All these drinks seem not that aromatic if without milk stirred with it. So please serve me with the mentioned drinks with lots of milk in case I visit you one day lol....I love yogurt very much as well. I don't care whether taking milk is good or not I just pursue the fascinating taste of milk in my favorite drink lol...here is the late comer again. Have a niceday my dear and happy posting.

I have heard good and bad things about drinking milk as to whether it is good or bad for you to consume daily. I think it is good for you if you drink it in moderation and if it is not contaminated. We need the Vitamin D for strong bones and our immune system.

I do not believe that adult humans should regularly be drinking another animal's milk. We can get the same nutrients from other sources and in a more digestable form. I don't drink milk every day, or even every week, unless it's plant-based - then again, I'm mildly intolerant, lol. I've never really put milk in my tea or coffee (tastes much better without), so that's not even an issue. I'm also not concerned about the quality of the milk I do purchase for my son, but he's going to have to slow down on the dairy as he gets older. To sum up, I don't see the point of using milk as a nutritional supplement. If you just like the taste and are able to handle it, then go ahead. But don't fool yourself into thinking milk is some kind of elixir.

Dear friend, Milk is best form of liquid that has much role in person's health. As it is seen that the babies starts with mother's milk. Even those animals all they come up mostly after having milk. I had also heard that it helps to give a resistance power from infections and other diseases. I do drink milk with coffee, may be I like the taste of it.

it is hard to get that kind of milk in my area. i used to buy it from market. and i never know how they process it. i don't drink milk everyday cause i have intolerance with cow's milk. i eat many kind of nuts to supply the need of calcium.

If one is lactose tolerant there will be no digestion problem consuming milk. Many are not and they suffer indigestion and discomforts that follow. I am a milk baby and like everything that is made from milk including chocolates. I must have a hot cup of milk before going to bed which is called a night cap. It is supposed to induce sleep. I have no reason to doubt the value of milk in my system as it has done me no harm. But I do know that if I eat too many sweets that are predominantly made from milk I do suffer from indigestion but that happens once in a way. We are in the year 2011 and in the last 2011 years not much fears have been expressed about the dangers of milk.

Hi didi Doctors have banned almost all milk products for me Still, I have my Ice creams whenever I feel better and see some occasion to celeberate. The milk that we get in packets, they are mere chemicals and nothing related to milk. I had a small experience to share what leads me to believe this - one day when my wife got a pack for her tea, it got spilled on the floor. She cleaned out most of it but some still lay back. The next morning we found that area of the floor was patched. The chemicals lead to some reaction and destroyed that patch of flooring. The one's that we used to get (when we were young) from the cows, was fresh until the milkmen decided to add more of water into it to make more profits. Sometimes, I feel happy that I am forced to be away from milk. The only form of milk I take today is curd - almost regularly and that too from the packed stuff... not et all hygenic.

Its depends on age and health condition. In generally we all know very well that daily we have to drink one glass (pure) milk, then, it is happy. You know one thing, if we drink a glass of pure milk with full sugar(daily night before sleeping) then we will sleep so much... Its true....

I personally do not like to drink milk and have not for many years. I could not stand the smell and taste of milk as it was starting to spoil. I will use it to cook with but I do not have it every day nor do I think it is necessary. I do know we need calcium which is suppose to be the primary reason we drink milk but we can get calcium from other food sources.

I don't think so, I don't even like milk And I'm still alive and healthy

Hi Sri I dont know whether the pocket milk which we get and used for coffee and tea is good to drink daily but i will drink every day during bed time. I drink it because i like it. May be it provides us with little calcium coz it is not pure home made milk but powder will be mixed with it.

hi, i think it's not necessary to drink milk everyday as an adult. Perhaps it's a must for kids/infants up to 10 years old for the growth of the bones and so on. Somehow , a cup or two in a week will be just fine.

Am I the only one who absolutely HATES Milk, Besides Chocolate and Strawberry Milkshakes? Its just something about the taste of it which really really turns me off for some reason, All of our lives we have been told its great for our bodies to drink Milk. I remember the crazy commercials if you want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger Drink your Milk, Come on Give me a Break right? All I can say is I don't drink Milk like I said I find it disgusting and I have not had any medical problems so who knows.

Yes, I do drink fresh milk from the cow but not everyday. And I also drink milk in tea. But it's not the milk that I enjoy so much, it's the tea.