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  If your daily dose of dairy consists of a splash of milk in your coffee, you are harming your heart along with your bones.

Harvard researchers found that women who consumed little, if any, lowfat dairy products each day were 11% more likely to develop high blood pressure  than those who ate at least two servings (a cup of non- or lowfat milk or yogurt, or a half cup of cottage cheese). 

Full -fat dairy foods may not offer the same protection because saturated fat clogs arteries. Eating a calcium and vitamin D pill will not help you much because the protein, lactose, and magnesium in milk may contribute to the benefit, says study author Lu Wang, M.D.

Yes, I’m guilty too. I don’t eat enough dairy products. I’ll try to have a cup of yogurt for breakfast and a cup of milk for snack. One cup of nonfat milk has around 86 calories so it is a great snack.

(by Marcela Vanharova)