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Will Drinking Milk Help Girls Breathe Easier?

Researchers find for the first time that infrequent milk consumption and being overweight is associated with asthma in young girls. 

Researchers at the University of Manitoba, studying the relationship between asthma, frequency of milk consumption and being overweight, found that girls with asthma are more likely to be overweight and consume milk infrequently when compared to non-asthmatic girls.  This case-controlled study examined 246 asthmatic and 477 non-asthmatic children between the ages of 8 to 10. Researchers found a significant association between infrequent milk consumption and asthma in girls. 

The odds of having asthma increased 3.6 times for girls who were both infrequent milk consumers and overweight, when compared to girls without asthma. This association was not found in boys.  The researchers concluded that although more research is warranted, infrequent milk consumption in addition to being overweight may increase risk for asthma in girls.

Mai XM, et al. Infrequent Milk Consumption Plus Being Overweight May Have Great Risk for Asthma in Girls. Allergy. 2007; 62: 1295-1301.

{Scientific synopsis provided by Carolyn Suerth Hudson, RD, LD, Midwest Dairy Council}