PEOPLE run into many health problems as they reach adulthood when they could have easily prevented this by developing healthy habits such as drinking milk during childhood.

The 2006 National Oral Health Survey conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that 97 percent of grade one schoolchildren suffer from tooth decay. Then 78 percent of twelve-year-old schoolchildren continue to suffer from dental caries.

A 2005 clinical research summary authored at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry, established what many dentists have known for years: that milk helps build strong teeth and may help to prevent tooth decay.

“Milk has the right ingredients for promoting dental health,” stresses Dr. Dennis W. Hobby, president-elect of the California Dental Association (CDA). “Besides calcium, milk contains multiple proteins critical for oral health, like casein which prevents cavity-causing bacteria from sticking to the tooth surface, as well as antibacterial that promote oral health overall.”

Casein and whey proteins that are found in milk help rebuild those muscles and make them contract properly to discourage muscle cramps.

By the age of 30, bones break down much faster than they are rebuilt. And calcium from milk and milk products provides that protection.

The type of calcium found in milk is easily absorbed in the human digestive tract.

It strengthens teeth and keeps gum tissue healthy, helps maintain a regular heart beat, blood pressure and neural impulse transmission, assists in neuromuscular activity and skin integrity and works like antioxidants: aids in proper blood clotting and protects cells from radical damage.#

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