(Myocardial Infarction) Do you have "this drink" in your fridge? If you're worried about a heart attack, switch to yogurt.

 

Milk is good for your body in many ways.

When eating ramen, it's often recommended to add milk to replenish minerals like calcium. However, even with health foods, too much of everything is bad.

 

A recent study found that women should limit their milk intake to no more than 1.5 glasses per day. If you want to consume more than that, yogurt is recommended instead.

 

A surgical research team at Uppsala University in Sweden analyzed the correlation between milk consumption and the risk of ischemic heart disease. They found that women who consumed more than 300 mL (approximately 1.5 cups) of milk per day had a higher risk of ischemic heart disease, including acute myocardial infarction. This correlation was not observed with fermented dairy products.

The research team utilized data from two cohort studies of Swedish adults. Data from 100,775 participants, including 59,998 women and 40,777 men, were analyzed. During the 33-year follow-up period, 17,896 cases of ischemic heart disease occurred, including 10,714 acute myocardial infarctions. Participants' intake of milk and fermented dairy products was measured by questionnaire. Milk intake was categorized into those with less than 3%, 1.5%, and 0.5% fat, and fermented dairy product intake was determined by intake of yogurt or sour milk (fermented milk made by fermenting lactic acid). Cheese and cream were excluded.

 

The analysis results showed that only in women, but not in men, the risk of developing heart disease increased in proportion to the amount of milk consumed when drinking more than 300 mL (1.5 glasses) of milk per day. This correlation was observed regardless of whether the milk consumed was high or low in fat. This means that women have a higher risk of developing heart disease when they drink more than 300 mL of milk per day, even if it is low-fat milk. Compared to drinking 100 mL (half a glass) per day, the risk was 1.05 times higher when drinking 400 mL (two glasses), 1.12 times higher when drinking 600 mL (three glasses), and 1.21 times higher when drinking 800 mL (four glasses).

 

the other side, Increased intake of fermented dairy products, such as yogurt and sour milk, did not increase the risk of ischemic heart disease for either women or men.

 

The research team attributed this correlation to the lactose (milk sugar) in milk. Lactose is composed of glucose and galactose. If galactose is not properly broken down in the body, oxidative stress and inflammation occur. In the long term, this can lead to ischemic heart disease, and women tend to have a lower galactose breakdown capacity than men. Fermented dairy products contain less lactose than milk, and therefore less galactose.

 

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Risk of developing ischemic heart disease

If you're worried

I guess yogurt is much better than milk.