Drinking MILK ‘increases risk of silent killer by a FIFTH’ – but only in half the population

A HIDDEN wellness menace could beryllium lurking successful the lattes of astir fractional the population, a survey suggests.

Drinking beverage increases the hazard of a heart attack - with adjacent skimmed beverage a danger.

Scientists reckon cow's milk's ample amounts of lactose trigger harmful inflammation and compartment damage, ageing the bosom faster.

But the hazard lone appears to impact women.

Men bash not look to endure the aforesaid effects due to the fact that they tin amended digest the sugar.

Experts astatine Uppsala University successful Sweden utilized information from 101,000 radical for their study.

They recovered that consuming 400ml of the achromatic worldly each day, astir 2 thirds of a pint, was linked to a 5 per cent higher hazard of coronary bosom disease.

The unwellness is 1 of the astir communal causes of decease successful Britain and astir 2.3million radical person it.

More beverage linked to higher risk

As women successful the survey drank much milk, their bosom hazard accrued – by 12 per cent for 600ml per time oregon 21 per cent for 800ml.

People successful the UK devour an estimated 1.2 litres of beverage each per week, connected average.

Large cups astatine precocious thoroughfare coffee shops often incorporate a pint of liquid and astir of it is beverage successful a latte oregon cappuccino.

The researchers said swapping immoderate beverage successful your fare with yoghurt would beryllium healthier.

Writing successful the diary BMC Medicine, survey writer Professor Karl Michaëlsson said: “A healthy diet is indispensable for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

“Our investigation supports an relation betwixt beverage intake higher than 300ml per time and higher rates of ischaemic bosom disease, and myocardial infarction [heart attack] specifically, successful women, but not successful men.

“The higher hazard successful women was evident irrespective of the abdominous contented of the milk.

“Replacing non-fermented beverage with mean fermented beverage intake could little the risks.”

Fermented beverage products see yoghurt, buttermilk and sour cream.

The British Heart Foundation says beverage is simply a bully root of macromolecule and calcium and radical bash not request to chopped it retired but tin swap to lower-fat versions to trim their calorie intake.