Great information! So glad to see someone put it in terms we all can
understand. Now maybe my friends will believe me when I warn them about
dairy products.
Keep smiling,
Kass
----- Original Message -----
From: Ivan Anderson <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Re: Nellie/Milk
> Sharon,
>
> I dont think that an enzyme is required for phosphorous to appear in
> the blood, raising the pH and causing calcium to be pulled from the
> bones. The phosphorous and calcium complex is then expelled in the
> urine.
> See text and link below.
>
> Regards
> Ivan.
>
>
> THE CALCIUM DEFICIENCY MYTH
>
> When asked about the causes of osteoporosis, most people will chime in
> with "Lack of calcium". This idea is reinforced on a daily basis as
> women are reminded to drink their three glasses of milk a day and take
> their calcium supplements. Even young, healthy, non-osteoporotic women
> are paranoid about potential bone loss and take measures to shore up
> their bone strength with plenty of calcium. Fear of insufficient
> calcium has become a national obsession. Is there really a national
> calcium deficit?
>
> Since bone is largely composed of calcium, it might appear logical to
> link calcium intake with bone health. Western women are now encouraged
> to consume at least 1,000 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily. It is curious,
> however, when cross-cultural data clearly shows that in less-developed
> countries-where people consume little or no dairy products and ingest
> less total calcium-there are much lower rates of osteoporosis.33
>
> The Bantu of Africa have the lowest rates of osteoporosis of any
> culture, yet they consume from 175 to 476 mg of calcium daily. The
> Japanese average about 540 mg daily, but the early postmenopausal
> spinal fractures so common in the West are almost unheard of in Japan.
> Overall, their spinal fracture rate is one-half that of the US. All
> this is true, even though the Japanese have one of the longest life
> spans of any population. Studies of populations in China, Gambia,
> Ceylon, Surinam, Peru and other cultures all report similar findings
> of low calcium intake and low osteoporosis rates.34 Anthropologist
> Stanley Garn, who studied bone loss over a 50-year period in people in
> North and Central America, failed to find a link between calcium
> intake and bone loss.35
>
> While it is agreed upon that adequate calcium is absolutely necessary
> for development and maintenance of healthy bones, there is no one
> standard ideal calcium intake. It is also obvious from these studies
> that high calcium intake is not necessary for healthy bones.
>
> There is certainly a problem with bone health in Western cultures.
> However, other vital factors that determine the complex process of
> healthy bones must be understood. Bones are affected by: the intake of
> other bone-building nutrients; consumption of potentially
> bone-damaging substances like excess protein, salt, saturated fat and
> sugar; the use of some drugs, alcohol, caffeine and tobacco; the level
> of physical exercise; exposure to sunlight and environmental toxins;
> the impact of stress; the removal of the ovaries and uterus; and many
> factors that limit endocrine gland functioning.
>
> There are at least 18 key bone-building nutrients essential for
> optimum bone health. If one's diet is low in any of these nutrients,
> the bones will suffer. They include phosphorus, magnesium, manganese,
> zinc, copper, boron, silica, fluorine, vitamins A, C, D, B6, B12, K,
> folic acid, essential fatty acids and protein.
>
> The body uses minerals only when they are in proper balance. For
> example, girls who consume diets high in meat, soft drinks and
> processed foods which have high levels of phosphorus have been found
> to have an alarming loss of bone mass.36 Too high a ratio of
> phosphorus in relationship to calcium will cause calcium to be pulled
> out of the bones in an attempt to compensate.
>
> Scientific evidence shows unequivocally that, by themselves, calcium
> supplements just don't work.37 And contrary to popular thought,
> calcium supplementation does not reduce the risk of fracture. There is
> now evidence that a high calcium supplement level is actually
> associated with a 50 per cent increase in the risk of fracture.38
> However, as yet, there remains no proof that increasing the calcium
> intake with supplements or diet after menopause prevents fractures. In
> fact, several studies indicate that it doesn't really appear to lower
> the incidence of fractures at all. In Science (August 1978) it was
> stated the "link between calcium and osteoporosis was made on
> insufficient grounds" and that the advertisers were way out ahead of
> the scientific evidence. But a diet rich in calcium in early childhood
> and pre-menopausal years does build stronger bones, reducing risk of
> thin bones after menopause.
>
> The worst calcium supplements are bone meal, oyster shell and dolomite
> because they cannot be efficiently absorbed and may contain lead.
> Excessive calcium intake also leads to constipation and, more
> worrisome, kidney stones and calcification of the joints. The most
> effective form of supplementation is hydroxyapatite (especially if it
> is formulated with boron). This is the most natural of all calcium
> supplements and a complete bone food.39
>
> And what about dairy foods for bones? Dr Michael Colgan, a well-known
> researcher in nutrition, an author and the founder of the Colgan
> Institute in the US, has said: "The medical advice to drink milk to
> prevent osteoporosis is self-serving poppycock." After all we've been
> indoctrinated with, it's a shocking revelation to discover that dairy
> products contribute to bone loss. The countries that consume the
> highest amounts of dairy products also have the highest rates of
> osteoporosis; the non-dairy-consuming countries have the lowest
> osteoporosis rates.
>
> In the body's wisdom, the highest priority is to maintain the proper
> acid/alkali balance in the blood. A high protein diet of meat and
> dairy products poses a great osteoporosis risk because it makes the
> blood highly acidic. Calcium must then be extracted from the bones in
> order to restore proper balance. Since calcium in the blood is used by
> every cell in the body to maintain its integrity, the body will
> sacrifice calcium in the bone to maintain homeostasis in the blood.
>
> In a year-long study of 22 postmenopausal women, there was no
> significant improvement in calcium levels when their diets were
> supplemented daily with three 300 mL glasses of skim milk (equivalent
> to 1,500 mg of calcium). The authors stated this outcome was due to
> "the average 30% increase in protein intake during milk
> supplementation". Since skim milk contains almost double the protein
> of whole milk, it promotes an even greater rate of calcium
> excretion.40
>
> In a recently published 12-year study of nearly 78,000 women it was
> concluded that milk consumption does not protect against hip or
> forearm fracture. Female milk-drinkers actually had a significantly
> increased risk of fracture, and teenage milk-drinking was not
> protective against osteoporosis.41
>
> There are still other problems with dairy products. They contain
> antibiotics, oestrogen hormones, pesticides and an enzyme that is a
> known factor in breast cancer. In addition, another recent study
> revealed that lactose-intolerant women who drank milk were at greater
> risk of ovarian cancer and infertility.42
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> Further information at :
> http://www.panix.com/~paleodiet/losspts.txt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sharon L. House <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, 9 December 1999 16:38
> Subject: Re: CS>Re: Nellie/Milk
>
>
> > I recall reading in a book many years ago that the phosphorous in
> > pasteurized milk is unavailable because in the process of
> pasteurization,
> > the enzymes are killed off. One of which is (I believe) phosphatase.
> > Phosphatase makes the absorption of phosphorous possible. In fact,
> the
> > criteria of whether the milk is adequately pasteurized is the
> destruction
> > of phosphatase.
> >
> > Sharon
>
>
>
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