Milk..muscle building & weight loss..agree?

I use only 3.25% whole milk in my current successful weight loss program. I also know if you exercise a lot a small glass after exercise stops those sore muscle pains later.  I sometimes have a glass of warm milk before bed in the winter and to me is an important part of my diet.

Articles of interest to you? from        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ; http://www.realage.com/ct/eat-smart/food-and- nutrition/tip/8717

Muscle Up with Milk
In a 12-week study, male weightlifters who drank a 500-milliliter glass of milk right after a workout, and another glass 1 hour later, gained more lean body mass and lost more fat than the men who drank a soy or carbohydrate sports drink instead. Researchers suspect that certain proteins and amino acids in milk may help with body-building effort, while the calcium may be a boon to fat loss. Trim and tone your middle with this online ab video from expert trainer Joel Harper.

As Good as Water?
A second study showed that milk rehydrates exercisers just as well as water and more effectively than sports drinks, probably because of the abundant electrolytes in milk. Of course, milk has calories, too. So if you’re trying to reduce, nothing beats water for consequence-free hydration. Walk off calories in your own living room with this video clip by walking guru Leslie Sansone.

I just watched Dr. Oz on "The Truth About Food" the other night.  He was talking about how calcium affects fat loss.  It was interesting.  It convinced me that I should be drinking more milk. (which is hard, because I only like it with chocolate in it)

I have only one kind of chocolate...Nutello...but I was a chocoholic for years.

Yes the calcium is important but it is loaded with many other good things and I must admit like so many other foods, it has additives we just can not avoid.

I do like cheese and have milk on  my morning cereal.

..However if you do a hard workout...to avoid the muscle stiffness the next day...a glass of milk after the exercise works for me and my lady.

That all sounds great and everything, but what if your lactose intolerant like me? I mean, I can take pills with it but it's a hassle and sometimes my symptoms happen anyway, and I'm never willing to take that chance.

Well, from what I have read, there is no benifit to drinking whole milk vs. skim milk (just more fat).  So if you are simply touting the benifits of milk, then yes it is pretty good stuff.  Skim milk actually has more protein and calcium. 

The downside unfortunetly is the added hormones and antibiotics.  I can't find organic skim milk in my area, just 1% & 2%.  When I was in Florida, I was able to buy 4L (1G) organic skim milk for not much more than regular which was awesome.  We don't have that here in Victoria, BC, Canada.  I'm hesitant on drinking more until I do.  Right now I drink 250 ml (1 cup) every morning.  I use 1 to 1.5 cups of almond milk in my protein shakes.  I add glutamine-L to my shakes to aid recovery.

Original Post by trueg:

Well, from what I have read, there is no benifit to drinking whole milk vs. skim milk (just more fat).  So if you are simply touting the benifits of milk, then yes it is pretty good stuff.  Skim milk actually has more protein and calcium. 

 Exactly.  Why ANYONE  (other than an infant) would drink non-skim, is beyond me.

Well, from what I have read, there is no benifit to drinking whole milk vs. skim milk (just more fat).  So if you are simply touting the benifits of milk, then yes it is pretty good stuff.  Skim milk actually has more protein and calcium. 

 Exactly.  Why ANYONE  (other than an infant) would drink non-skim, is beyond me.

==================

Well if you eat regular ice cream or cheese your getting whole milk..the need the high fat content to make the great ice dreams and cheese.

To me I like the taste of whole milk...I do not drink it every day...but when I have cereal I will have 1/2 a cup of milk on it and I also eat some marble cheese and cottage cheese, occasionally. 

I always stay under my daily limit.

I found this idea was a good one:  When I over exert myself on workouts or intense labour I do the drink some milk so the next day I do not have stiff muscles.  It works for me and my lady.

Well, a recent study I looked at and can't find just now found a 2.8 times stronger anabolic response in people who used whole milk after training as opposed to skim milk.

 Nearly 3 times the effect is a good enough reason for me.

 'course, that's immediately post-training and not really relevant outside of that timeframe, so using skim milk at other times probably makes more sense. But right after your workout the low-fat version doesn't seem to work as well as whole milk.

muscles aside, i love my skim milk.  it's the only food i actively crave, and when i don't have enough, i kind-of go into withdrawal.

Original Post by trueg:

The downside unfortunetly is the added hormones and antibiotics.  I can't find organic skim milk in my area, just 1% & 2%.  When I was in Florida, I was able to buy 4L (1G) organic skim milk for not much more than regular which was awesome.  We don't have that here in Victoria, BC, Canada.  I'm hesitant on drinking more until I do.  Right now I drink 250 ml (1 cup) every morning.  I use 1 to 1.5 cups of almond milk in my protein shakes.  I add glutamine-L to my shakes to aid recovery.

Actually, it's illegal to put hormones and antibiotics in milk in Canada. So you if you live in Canada, you don't need to get organic milk. Any milk (Lucerne, Dairyland, anything) is pure.

In the US, it's another matter.

Original Post by trueg:

Well, from what I have read, there is no benifit to drinking whole milk vs. skim milk (just more fat). 

More fat is a benefit of whole milk.

Original Post by feydruss:

Actually, it's illegal to put hormones and antibiotics in milk in Canada. So you if you live in Canada, you don't need to get organic milk. Any milk (Lucerne, Dairyland, anything) is pure.

Can't put hormones and antibiotics in milk, or can't put hormones and antibiotics in dairy cows? I find it hard to believe that you can't give a sick cow antibiotics in Canada.  And organic milk isn't just about hormones/antibiotics you put in the cows, how the cows feed was grown (i.e. not using pesticides, which runoff into lakes/rivers) is a big benefit of organic dairy.

Original Post by floggingsully:

Original Post by feydruss:

Actually, it's illegal to put hormones and antibiotics in milk in Canada. So you if you live in Canada, you don't need to get organic milk. Any milk (Lucerne, Dairyland, anything) is pure.

Can't put hormones and antibiotics in milk, or can't put hormones and antibiotics in dairy cows? I find it hard to believe that you can't give a sick cow antibiotics in Canada.  And organic milk isn't just about hormones/antibiotics you put in the cows, how the cows feed was grown (i.e. not using pesticides, which runoff into lakes/rivers) is a big benefit of organic dairy.

I just looked it up and indeed it apears that Canadian milk is in fact hormone and anti-biotic free.  Anti-biotics are administered to cows that are sick, but their milk is not used until a while after they have been off of anti-biotics (every batch is tested on the spot).  Growth hormones are simply not allowed.

That's great news (go Canada!).  I would still prefer to buy organic due to the difference in how the cows are fed and treated though.

As for the fat, 5 out of the 8 grams of fat are saturated fat.  That's the bad kind of fat (increases LDL cholesterol).  If you want to increase your fat intake, I would suggest adding healthy fats (poly & mono-unsaturates - increases HDL cholesterol) from nuts & seeds (like flax seeds).

Yep it's good stuff!

I've been drinking 2 pints of skimmed milk, I've found it's helped me to build muscle.

I love dairy and this just gives me one more reason to drink it. Good tip! Thanks.

Original Post by trueg:

As for the fat, 5 out of the 8 grams of fat are saturated fat.  That's the bad kind of fat (increases LDL cholesterol).  If you want to increase your fat intake, I would suggest adding healthy fats (poly & mono-unsaturates - increases HDL cholesterol) from nuts & seeds (like flax seeds).

Trans-fat is the bad kind, saturated fat is the less-good kind (it increases LDL, but also increases HDL as much, if not more, than LDL which improves the LDL-HDL ratio).