Two new studies have linked high milk consumption to an increased risk of prostate cancer. But is milk really that dangerous to health?

Results among the Canadian and Italian studies found that men drinking four 200ml glasses of milk per day doubled the risk of developing the disease.

In recent years, other studies have linked high milk consumption to conditions such as acne, arthritis, asthma, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.

National dietary guidelines in the US suggest that adults were recently encouraged to drink three glasses per day but nutrition experts say there’s little evidence to justify that level of intake and such measures are likely to harm some people.

Some studies have shown a link between milk intake and risk of metastatic prostate cancer due to increased blood levels of the IGF-1 growth-promoting hormone.

However, one of the world’s leading nutrition scientists suggests that humans can’t be properly nourished without milk and dairy products as adequate calcium is essential for bone growth in childhood and bone maintenance in the elderly.

Even with these latest findings against milk, there still exists far more evidence which points to milk intake being positive.

Despite containing saturated fat, there is no link between milk and heart disease and a diet rich in dairy increases bone density, reducing the risk of osteoporosis.

According to recent findings, potassium in milk can help to lower blood pressure and fatty acids in milk can help reduce the risk of heart attack.

And to conclude, a study from two years ago by the University of South Carolina found no link to milk and prostate cancer in 27,000 cases of the disease.

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