The Diversity of Dairy

Three daily servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt are recommended to maintain strong bones and healthy bodies. Recent research has linked dairy to sports nutrition, more specifically dairy’s ability to build lean muscle. Shirreffs et al. (2007) indicated that consuming skim milk after exercise may promote recovery and rehydration better than water or an isotonic sports drink. Hartman et al. (2007) showed that for young male weightlifters, drinking fat-free milk after resistance exercise had a grea…