One researcher said, The head of the unit responsible for the Nurses Study made his bias clear. He said he was opposed to all milk. However, the critic did not specify whether the study leader was biased before the outset of the study, or as a result of it. Though some studies show that milk has a negative effect, NOF hasn t yet changed its stance. The preponderance of evidence shows calcium has a positive effect on the skeleton.
Most medical research conducted so far shows that calcium combats osteoporosis.
The Foundation has long been among the strongest advocates for dairy foods as bone builders. Dr. Heaney says, There is no longer any credible controversy about milk. In the past ten years more than 20 experimental studies of calcium have been published clinically correct randomized controlled trials, some of them using milk as the calcium source. All have shown that high calcium intake has a clear benefit on bone and blood pressure. Dr. Heaney is one of those to whom method is the key to the integrity of the research.