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There was a (referenced below) 1980-1992 Harvard Nurses study of 77,761 women. It showed no reduction in fractures for those drinking at least 3 glasses milk/day; in fact, the fracture rate was higher for those drinking more than 3 glasses milk/day vs. those who didn’t drink any milk. This is consistent with international data of Canada, Scandinavia, UK, India vs. Pacific Rim, Africa, and China. Just from a common sense point of view, it doesn't make sense to take mother's milk for an adult - especially from another species.

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D. Feskanich et. al. “Milk, Dietary Calcium, and Bone Fractures in Women: A 12 Year Prospective Study.” American Journal of Public Health 87 (1997): 992-997.

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