Dairy ProductsDairy Products are fattening and unhealthy.

True or FalseThe statement is true.

By Tim Belden, Connor Sullivan, and Tyler Flores

Milk Facts• Whole Milk comes from cows(animals)• Contains saturated fat and cholesterol

-both are bad for your body• Contains calcium

-good for your body and essential to bone growth

Milk Good or Bad

Good• Calcium builds bones in

youth and reduces loss of bone as we get older

• Calcium lowers risk of osteoporosis-the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time.

Bad• Saturated Fats raise blood

cholesterol.• High Blood Cholesterol

sometimes results in, Atherosclerosis-a disorder where the inner linings of arteries thicken and hardens resulting in fat build up

• Cholesterol in milk is type LDL cholesterol which is in saturated and trans fat.

-LDL cholesterol is bad for the body because high LDL levels in the body give you a higher risk for a heart attack.

Is Milk really good for you?

• Milk has its pros and cons,-pro-calcium-cons-saturated fats and LDL cholesterol

• The effects of the saturated fats and LDL cholesterol are greater and worse for you than the disadvantages of calcium.

TrueDairy Products are fattening and unhealthy.

• Although calcium is very important, Dairy products aren’t the best source.

-Dairy Products can cause disorders that cause people to have a bad diet and gain weight.• “The Harvard School of Public Health” states that

dairy products, especially Milk are unhealthy because of the effects to the body from some harmful contents.

• They say you do need calcium ,but Dairy Products have more cons then pros.

Citations

• http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/tc/high-cholesterol-cause

• http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/

• http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/ldl-cholesterol-the-bad-cholesterol

• http://www.sophisticatededge.com/effects-of-saturated-fat-on-the-body.html