Benefits of Milk
In the post wartime era, New Zealand school children were given one pint of milk each day at school. It was believed at the time that milk was essential for a healthy diet. Today that belief is backed up with science. From baby through teenage years and into adulthood, milk is now confirmed as an essential daily part of your diet.
Why Milk?
Bone, teeth and muscle building properties
- By the age of 20, more than 90 per cent of our bone mass will already have formed
- Maintaining bone mass is aided by drinking calcium rich milk
- Protects against age prevalent diseases such as osteoporosis
Calcium and phosphorous in milk
- Maintains healthy teeth.
- Protein in milk (casein), forms a thin film on the enamel surface of the teeth.
- This film prevents the loss of calcium and phosphate from teeth when exposed to acids in the mouth.
Fitness
- Milk is a source of protein, providing the body with the essential amino acids the body cannot make itself.
- It contains approximately 3.5 per cent protein by weight
- For body builders and other fitness enthusiasts, milk aids the growth and repair of damaged muscle tissue and promotes the production of hormones and enzymes essential to the correct functioning of the body.
Vitamins and Nutrients
- Milk is also arguably one of the most nutrient rich drinks in its raw form.
- It contains more than 16 essential nutrients including vitamin A, D, E, K, B and C
- It is rich in iodine, magnesium, zinc and potassium and iron.
Illness prevention
More advanced research is also now telling us that milk also can assist in combating
- Obesity
- type 2 diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- blood pressure anomlies
- and even forms of cancer
Disclaimer
Westland Milk Products has obtained the infomation provided above from sources believed to be reliable, and is for general infomation only, and is subject to change.