Is dairy really necessary for a healthy diet?

Hi Alexis, dairy is not essential for a healthy diet, but if you can tolerate milk proteins and milk sugar (lactose), then milk is a nutritional powerhouse providing energy, protein, essential fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, B vitamins and even a little vitamin C. read more

No one set of ingredients is necessary for a healthy diet. Dairy mainly provides vitamin B12, iodine, riboflavin (B2), calcium, pantothenic acid and vitamin A. Some cheeses also provide vitamin K2 now thought to be very important for bone and artery health, due to the fermentation processes involved which create K2. read more

Dairy supporters revere milk as the perfect vehicle to transport calcium to bones. Those opposed argue that, among other things, proteins found in dairy products actually rob calcium from bone stores, making plant-based sources -- and exercise-- a better choice for healthy bones. read more