KATHRYN P ROSENTHAL wrote:

>  My question is this.....is this diet safe for osteoporosis prevention? I
> still eat cultured milk in the form of cottage cheese and yoghurt, simply
> because I am afraid not
>
> Hi, Chris.  Welcome!  Nice to have you with us.
>
> I have very small bones and grew up in a Dutch family (in the U.S.).  We
> were all huge dairy eaters/drinkers.
>
> I now know that milk products actually leach calcium out of the bones and
> the more dairy you eat, the worse your bones will be.

That has not been my experience.  I have been a dairy eater all my life--growing
up in Wisconsin.  I turned 50 last year and had a bone scan done.  The results
showed significantly higher bone density than a 35 year old woman.  I will
continue to eat dairy as part of my regimen just for my bones.

Mary Giese