Susanna Larsson Quotes (5 Quotes)

Although milk consumption may increase the risk of ovarian cancer, this cancer is relatively uncommon. In contrast, there is strong evidence that milk consumption (and a high intake of calcium, which is found in milk) may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, which is a much more common cancer than ovarian cancer. Consumption of low-fat milk might also lower the risk for other diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

We find a strong inverse association. Those who drank two or more cups of tea day, had almost a halt in the risk of ovarian cancer compared to those who never drank tea.

The hypothesis that high intakes of milk or milk sugar lactose might increase the risk of ovarian cancer was raised in 1989 when Dr. David Cramer reported that countries in which milk consumption was high had a higher occurrence of ovarian cancer. Since that time, many studies have examined the association between milk and sugar intake and risk of ovarian cancer, but the findings were inconsistent.

This gives some evidence that milk might be linked to increase risk of ovarian cancer, but more research is needed.

We don't know how much milk is too much for women with genetic predisposition.