Milk: it does nobody good

“A new study published in the March issue of the journal 'Pediatrics' indicates that dairy foods such as milk have little to do with the development of strong bones in children and young adults. The study was conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.”

Oh, great. After telling my mom all those years that milk tasted terrible, and in fact wasn’t making me bigger or stronger, and her not listening, I am finally vindicated.

I realize that there are lots of fans of milk out there. Hey, to each his own.

But I grew up having to dump Nestle’s Quik into glasses of the bovine excretion in order to force it down.

When I first went to school, I was greeted with the dreadful news that I would be forced to drink milk three times a day (in those little flat-topped cartons, remember them?). That, on top of having to sit quietly for most of the day, made me decide early on that school was not going to be one of my favorite things.

And what did I have to drink first thing when I arrived home from school each day? That’s right, more milk.

And now, medical research finally backs me up.

Strangely enough, I raised two kids who LOVE milk. The boy is 6’2”, the girl is likewise tall for her age and gorgeous.

Maybe you have to LIKE milk for it to work its wonders.

I wonder if the members of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine hate milk as much as I did?