I drank whole milk for the first 30 years of my life. I have no cavities in my teeth, and have never broken a bone. Now I'm not saying that milk is solely responsible for this, but I believe it's helped. My sisters have had numerous cavities, and two have broken bones. They didn't drink a lot of milk, though we ate the same meals while growing up. I also love cheese (again, I'm the only one of four kids who does). To give you an idea of what this means, I have accidently driven off of a thirty foot cliff while dirt-biking, have been struck by a car while driving a motor cycle, have been in a serious car crash where I broke the steering column with my chest, have gone head over heels tumbling down a steep ski slope, have accidently stepped off of a 2-story roof while painting (twice in the same day), have been tossed through a glass table, have fallen twenty feet from a tree limb (as a child), and have taken sprains while sledding that should have resulted in broken bones. I also participated in judo and was thrown onto a hard-wood floor (we were too close to the edge of the mat), and have taken some bad spills on ice. I have been thrown over the handle bars of a motorcycle at least twice in my life, and the list continues. What I'm trying to state is that there have been many instances in my 54 years of life where I could have had broken bones, but ended up badly bruised or with an ankle sprain instead. at about age thirty, I switched to 2% and 1% milk. But I still enjoy a glass of whole milk once in a while, and once a month, I purchase pasturised milk that isn't homogenized from a place called The Grain Train in Petoskey Michigan. I am a big fan of milk. I also drink soy milk because I enjoy its flavor. I use unsweetened soy milk and sometimes add a bit of vanilla, nutmeg, and Splenda or Stevia to it, making it taste very similar to egg nog.
Oh, and one more thing about milk, because of a general fear of hormones and anti-biotics, many dairy farms post on their product that they don't use them. This is probably a selling point, but is still true. Goats milk is easier to digest, but to me, just doesn't taste as good. I'm fortunate that I'm not lactose intolerant, or allergic to dairy products. I wouldn't know what to drink if I didn't have milk available.
Seeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North