What's the deal on milk these days?  it used to be a good thing, but now i'm not so sure - what do people think?

a doctor once told me that milk is designed to help baby cows gain 1000 pounds in the first two years of life, so be careful how much you drink!

that's amazing - i do think full fat milk is a problem  - skimmed is fine once you get used to it.

i do think you can get too much - our bodies really aren't designed for it except for when we're babies, are they?

Too much milk makes me feel really bloated.

you may be a bit lactose intollerant.

Don't write it off - there's a lot of recent research showing that dairy in the diet helps to increase muscle growth and fat loss.

A friend told me that chocolate milk is good to have after a workout - is that just wishful thinking?

i heard that too - i'll try and track down a reference for it.

Gotta love google!  here it is!

A recent study presented to the American College of Sports Medicine reveals that low fat chocolate milk is an effective carbohydrate and fluid replacement recovery drink for hard training athletes.

Nancy Clark, MS, registered dietitian, a consultant to the Boston Celtics and the author of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook says chocolate milk has a perfect balance of nutrients essential for an athlete's recovery, including high quality protein, carbs, calcium, vitamin D, potassium and riboflavin. Each nutrient serves a specific function in recovery for an athlete.

here's the link if you want to whole article:

http://www.stackmag.com/TheIssue/ArticleDraw.aspx?CID=2041

now there's a reason to work out!

That's the best news i've heard all week!

I use chocolate protein shake mixed with milk after a weights workout - i guess that's the same, more or less?

I think a little bit is OK, but there's no need to drink the full fat versions.

didn't that BBC program the truth about food say it helped to take fat out of your gut?