You all may remember the Danish study that noted how an increase in the consumption of low fat dairy products leads to less fat being absorbed in the body. (Check out http://blog.wide-body.com/2008/08/11/hooray-for-dairy.aspx )Essentially, if you regularly drink skim milk with a meal, less of the fat from the cheeseburger you eat will be absorbed in your body than if you didn’t drink milk. The theory was that calcium in the dairy products acted as a binding agent with the fat, preventing it from being absorbed and whisking the fat through your system. 

What is that calcium could do the same thing for cholesterol?

It turns out that new study is connecting calcium along with vitamin D as being a potent duo in the fight against cholesterol. Why is that? The same reason the calcium was found to bind and remove fat from your system, another side effect of removing that fat is lowering of your LDL cholesterol.
You folks may have also seen how Vitamin D can help you maintain your youth an vigor.
http://blog.wide-body.com/2008/10/14/vitamin-d--the-fountain-of-youth.aspx

So move out the fat and improve your cholesterol…I’ll drink a glass to that.
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LADIES: You may have seen the “Red Dress” campaign to draw awareness to the woman’s risk of heart disease. Too women still believe that heart disease is a “man’s” disease, and that could not be further from the truth. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and it is about time that fact was made known and talked about.

Bone loss and degeneration in women is a topic that has been openly discussed for a number of years, and a comment preventative measure is for women to drink more milk. Well now here is another reason to consider having at least a glass of milk in the morning. It’s good for your heart, good for your bones, and it’s good for you