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Their wordsAlmost any position can be propped up by cherry picking a single study, or increasingly a review generated by AI.
Their wordsMilk, in other words, is not the bone protecting miracle food many of us once believed, and that I once championed.
Their wordsI don’t think adults need to drink milk if they eat a reasonable diet.
Their wordsBut if I had to choose, I would spend my daily food budget on yogurt, kefir and other fermented foods, whether made from dairy or from plants, rather than on another glass of milk.
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