In conclusion , the role of dairy products for BMC or BMD has been sufficiently established in Chinese and Caucasian girls and women .
In Caucasian women , drinking milk also reduces fracture risk .
The relevance of dairy produce for the diminishment of osteoporotic risk is still a matter of scientific debate due to the outcome of a few single observational studies .
Increasing fluid milk favorably affects bone mineral density responses to resistance training in adolescent boys.
This study examined the effects of increasing milk on bone and body composition responses to resistance training in adolescents . Twenty-eight boys ( 13 to 17 years of age ) were r and omly assigned to consume , in addition to their habitual diet , 3 servings/day of 1 % fluid milk ( n=14 ) or juice not fortified with calcium ( n=14 ) while engaged in a 12-week resistance-training program . For all subjects combined , there were significant ( P < or=.05 ) changes in height ( + 0.5 % ) , sigmaseven skin folds ( -7.7 % ) , body mass ( + 2.6 % ) , lean body mass ( + 5.1 % ) , fat mass ( -9.3 % ) , whole-body bone mineral content ( + 3.6 % ) , bone mineral density ( + 1.8 % ) , and maximal strength in the squat ( + 43 % ) and bench press ( + 23 % ) . Compared with juice , the milk group had a significantly greater increase in bone mineral density ( 0.014 vs 0.028 g/cm(2 ) ) . Increasing intake of milk in physically active adolescent boys may enhance bone health
In conclusion , the role of dairy products for BMC or BMD has been sufficiently established in Chinese and Caucasian girls and women .
In Caucasian women , drinking milk also reduces fracture risk .
The relevance of dairy produce for the diminishment of osteoporotic risk is still a matter of scientific debate due to the outcome of a few single observational studies .