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New Study: One Cup of Milk Per Day Protects Against Heart Diseases

Inside a Wahaha milk factory in China. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Inside a Wahaha milk factory in China. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
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New Study: One Cup of Milk Per Day Protects Against Heart Diseases

Inside a Wahaha milk factory in China. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Inside a Wahaha milk factory in China. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

A glass of milk each day can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from heart disease, according to a new study.

A team of researchers also found milk drinkers have lower levels of cholesterol, which can block arteries and lead to heart attacks.

According to The Daily Mail, those who drink milk each day slashed their risk of coronary heart disease by 14 percent. By studying the health information of two million Britons and Americans, scientists discovered those with a mutation enabling them to consume large amounts of milk were less prone to cardiovascular illnesses, the German News Agency reported.

The new finding comes as a growing body of evidence is showing that dairy products can actually be good for your health. Past studies had previously concluded that dairy products were bad.

Professor Vimal Karani, lead author and a nutritionist at the University of Reading, said: "We found that among participants with a genetic variation that we associated with higher milk intake, they had higher BMI, body fat, but importantly had lower levels of good and bad cholesterol. We also found that those with the genetic variation had a significantly lower risk of coronary heart disease."

When they pooled data from the UK Biobank study, and the Health and Retirement study from the US, the scientists found those who drank more milk had lower levels of blood fats.

However, the authors did find that regular milk drinkers generally have a higher body mass index (BMI) in comparison to non-milk drinkers. Though obesity, diabetes, and other conditions that affect metabolism also have ties to an overindulgence in dairy products, Karani said there was no evidence higher milk intake increased the chances of diabetes. The latest findings were published in the International Journal of Obesity.

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Danish Archaeologists Unearth 50 Viking Skeletons

Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA
Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA
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Danish Archaeologists Unearth 50 Viking Skeletons

Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA
Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA

The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that archaeologists expect will help shed light on the lives of the Nordic people best known for their seafaring exploits in the Middle Ages.

The skeletons, discovered near Denmark's third-largest city Odense, were kept intact by high water levels and favorable soil conditions that prevented them from decomposing, according to Michael Borre Lundoe, the excavation leader from Museum Odense, Reuters reported.

"Normally when we excavate Viking graves, we'd be lucky if there were two teeth left in the grave besides the grave goods. But here we have the skeletons fully preserved," said Lundoe.

"The skeletons are so amazing. They are so well preserved. There are five fingers, five toes. And that opens up a whole new set of possibilities for discoveries," he said.

Rare artifacts such as knives, glass pearls and brooches dated between year 850 to 970 were also found at the excavation, which began six months ago.

Lundoe said the grave gifts indicate most of the people were part of a small community of farmers, although a woman of higher status was buried with a silver-ornamented knife and a piece of glass which was rare in the Viking Age.

Archaeologists took soil samples to search for pollen to determine which season the person was buried in and what textiles they wore.

An x-ray of a soil block from the site revealed an oval brooch, an iconic Viking Age jewelry piece associated with women's garments, covered with wood and human remains.

On the back of another brooch with period-specific ornaments, mineralized woven textile fragments provided evidence of the type of dress worn in the Viking Age, the archaeologists said.

Most of the skeletons have been removed from the graves and packed in cardboard boxes at the museum to dry out before the examination and final cleaning.