I've started drinking about 1/2 a gallon of 2% milk a day...is that too much?

[bleckywelcky]

Yes, that is way too much to be drinking. In fact, adult humans should not be drinking any milk. Milk is a product that is extremely rich in nutrients and certains fats that enable young (of humans, bovine, elephants, etc) to take in great amounts of these substances while taking in very little amounts of milk. The small amount of milk that breasts produce needs to sustain the young's growth, so this works great for many species. However, once the young has grown to a certain size (or at a certain age) they need to be weaned off the milk and depend on other sources for their nourishment and energy. In fact, most species develop a condition called lactose-intolerance that coincides with the weaning of their young from their mother's milk, disabling the young from properly digesting the sugar, lactose, found in the milk (the lactase enzyme is responsible for this digestion). As many know, humans develop this condition as well, although we have treated it as some sort of "problem" but in truth the people who are lactose tolerant are in fact the abnormal ones. Humans take in this process in a similar way - I hope no one is still sucking at their mother's teat - but the endeavors of our genes are thwarted because humans for some reason have turned to bovine milk as a standard in the human diet. Now having said that, I still drink milk with cereal in the morning, but that is all. I do not drink milk if I have other things around to drink like juices, ciders, or just water. And I really should wean myself off of the morning cereal milk but I find that there is nothing really as quick as a bowl of cheerios and milk that provides me with the same amount of energy and fulfillness in the morning that I need.

Do not drink glasses of milk just to drink milk. It is not good for you. You can get everything that your body rightfully needs from milk from so many other sources without all of the excess 'bloat' from the milk. If you find that some milk goes nice with a certain dinner or breakfast, fine, but try to limit yourself the best you can.

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[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: luvly
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But I must remember to file away for the Luvly Lawyer Ltd Service

 

[bleckywelcky]

Originally posted by: luvly
Everyday, yes, it would be excessive. Like any other thing in life, excess food is harmful. Moderation is the key thing. Cut down on your milk in-take. Additionally, try not to drink it everyday.

I remember when we drank whole milk a lot and everyday. It was fun for that period. But if we continued along that path, something was likely to happen. Again, ask yourself if you're eating in moderation.

Very true. Just like if you drink too much water you can get 'water intoxication'. Now, you have to drink a lot of water in a short period of time and people usually associate this condition with marathon runners and them drinking lots of water, but it does happen.

Pulled this information about it from a site:

What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function. The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.

Never thought you could die from drinking too much water, eh?

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[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: bleckywelcky

Originally posted by: luvly
Everyday, yes, it would be excessive. Like any other thing in life, excess food is harmful. Moderation is the key thing. Cut down on your milk in-take. Additionally, try not to drink it everyday.

I remember when we drank whole milk a lot and everyday. It was fun for that period. But if we continued along that path, something was likely to happen. Again, ask yourself if you're eating in moderation.

Very true. Just like if you drink too much water you can get 'water intoxication'. Now, you have to drink a lot of water in a short period of time and people usually associate this condition with marathon runners and them drinking lots of water, but it does happen.

Pulled this information about it from a site:

What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function. The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.

Never thought you could die from drinking too much water, eh?

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Well, you have to be drinking a lot of water, as well as exercising a lot at the same time.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: MacBaine
Drink orange juice instead.

You do know that orange juice gets all its calories from sugar, right?

Well, it's still better than milk

 

[xuanman]

if you're going to drink that much milk, you should drink the organic stuff...who knows how much antibiotics and hormones they pump into those mass milk producing cows...

 

[gwlam12]

yea, skim milk is better.

i drank half a gallong of milk one night. apparently there was too much lactose in there.

after that, i switched to fat free lactaid.

 

[JaneJane]

what about the milk-sugar or lactose?

 

[Pacfanweb]

I drink at least 5 gallons of 1% milk every week.

 

[thomsbrain]

i drink around a quart a day, nonfat. if i don't, it's tough to get enough protein without lots of fat.

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
i drink around a quart a day, nonfat. if i don't, it's tough to get enough protein without lots of fat.

Get a protine shake, LOTS of protine and way less carbs. Milk is just as bad as sugar for you(the vitamins it contains are good though), I don't drink it at all, but if you MUST have it, it's best not to have any more than a glass a day.

 

[LordMaul]

If you want to drink milk, get the fat free stuff...it's got everything but the fat.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Yeah man, start drink more water! Less milk! And if you drink milk, go get the fat-free stuff!

 

[ontoyouAgain]

When I had my leg amputated, I was told to up my calcium intake. For a year I have been drinking 3/4 of a gallon of whole milk every day. Gaining weight off of milk depends on your metabolism. If you gain weight easy, cut back, if not, more power to you. Keeping a high calcium intake helps fight against osteoperosis. I have been the same weight (105lbs) since the day I lost my leg. People are so worried about getting fat that they crash diet and shock their metabolism and then you do get fat. I have actually kept a constant weight average by constantly eating little things here and there and not having big meals, the body is constantly digesting, if you keep it in check you can keep your weight in check too.

 

[silverpig]

Here's what you should do:

Puree up some healthy (organic) lettuce and cabbage (make sure it hasn't been planted in a field that was once an animal's home), and drink that.


Eat and drink what you want dude. Just use some common sense, make sure you work off enough of the stuff you eat, and aren't gaining weight in the wrong places. If you start feeling bad, change your food. Most animals manage to eat healthily without going to nutrition school or listening to a dietician.

When I was rowing seriously our coaches put us on a diet. "We don't really care what you eat, just so long as you eat a lot of it." I didn't really follow their advice, and due to the training I went from a decent 185 down to 174 in 10 days. Started eating a few extra meals, 3 litres of milk a day (~3 quarts), and I went up to a near perfect 192 lb weight (with next to no fat mind ya).


The thing is though, I ate fine until my lifestyle changed. I then adjusted my eating to compensate, and I was fine. Now that I'm not really rowing anymore, I have again made an adjustment, and (surprise) I'm fine. Eating is a natural instinct and only requires a small amout of common sense to master.