Cutting Dairy from your Diet

[RunDS]

Good or bad for a distance runner. Discuss

[roller coaster]

Good or bad for a distance runner. Discuss

I haven't had dairy for over 10 years and I'm surviving. I will need to start taking some calcium supplements now that I am getting older, but, no injuries or problems otherwise. I'm lactose intolerant, so that's why I don't do dairy, plus I never liked most dairy products anway, so no loss.

[matthewXCountry]

It depends. For many people it might be good, especially if they are mainly getting their dairy by drinking high fat milk, and eating lots of cheese. On the other hand if they are mainly getting their dairy from non/low fat milk or yogurt, cutting dairy will probably be bad. Of course it depends on what else you eat throughout the day. Most people don't get enough calcium, but there is other calcium sources besides dairy, for example fortified orange juice, fortified cereal, several vegetables, and tofu.

[polandspring]

the season i gave ice cream up for lent i got a stress fracture in my pelvis.

however that's just me. i met a runner who ate vegan/organic to treat asthma/prevent phlegm build-up. everyone has their own issues.

[Milesofsmiles15]

I drink probably about a half gallon of skim milk a day because I love milk. I've thought about giving it up to lose weight.

[matthewXCountry]

what percentage of runners who drink milk go with fat free. I'm curious.

[hutch_distancerunner]

I drink skim, I can not handle the taste of lowfat for some reason, even with chocolate milk I usually mix half and half cause I do not think the thickness. But then again I love eggnog so its weird.

[FireontheTrack11]

the season i gave ice cream up for lent i got a stress fracture in my pelvis.

however that's just me. i met a runner who ate vegan/organic to treat asthma/prevent phlegm build-up. everyone has their own issues.

ever heard of "correlation does not imply causation"?


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That's just exactly what I thought of when I read this.

[matthewXCountry]

ever heard of "correlation does not imply causation"?
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That's just exactly what I thought of when I read this.

Exactly. Thats totally ridiculous to think that giving up ice cream causes pelvis fractures.

[westyn rosiles]

what percentage of runners who drink milk go with fat free. I'm curious.

i go with fat free milk, but i usually only use milk with my cereal not to drink

[TruebNoob]

i like to drink milk.

[runnerman17]

Exactly. Thats totally ridiculous to think that giving up ice cream causes pelvis fractures.

I haven't had ice cream in months. In a week I am getting tested for a pelvis stress fracture. Study sample could get long enough.

[hutch_distancerunner]

Milk is one of the main things you can get vitamin D out of, this helps prevent stress fractures.

[matthewXCountry]

Milk is one of the main things you can get vitamin D out of, this helps prevent stress fractures.

This is irrelevant to runners in sunny states, for example states in the southwest, but an excellent point for runners who have to run in real winter weather where there is little sun (such as the northeast). Many dietitians recommend vitamin D supplements in the winter or drinking milk or fortified orange juice or eating fortified cereal. But this again is mainly for the elderly who don't get out in the sun much or for the active but only temporarily during the winter.

[lemracXC]

drink milk, its good for you, low fat, skim, 2%, it does not matter. As runners we can really have anything to eat and drink, with the exception of alcohol, and we can still run fast

[BexRunner]

^what a terrible post.

Giving up dairy is fine, but not if you're not taking in plenty of leafy green vegetables (e.g., spinach, broccoli) to provide your calcium needs. Calcium is more easily absorbed with leafy green vegetables, so recommended daily requirements for it don't need to be as high as it would if you were getting your calcium solely from diary products. You get calcium from dairy products (obviously), but it also leeches some calcium from your bones. So your net gain won't be anywhere near what you're taking in with a dairy product. Sorry I can't remember what it is that leeches calcium from your bones, but I don't feel like looking it up right now.

To answer someone else's question, I drink skim milk. I used to drink 2% (or maybe 1) until my mom just started buying skim. I don't even like 2% anymore.

[hutch_distancerunner]

This is irrelevant to runners in sunny states, for example states in the southwest, but an excellent point for runners who have to run in real winter weather where there is little sun (such as the northeast). Many dietitians recommend vitamin D supplements in the winter or drinking milk or fortified orange juice or eating fortified cereal. But this again is mainly for the elderly who don't get out in the sun much or for the active but only temporarily during the winter.

Right, and in the fall, winter, and spring the sun is not as strong which means it is easy to not meet your vitamin daily needs. A runners world study showed 75% of runners are lacking vitamin D. Your body also absorbs vitamin D best from milk.

[hutch_distancerunner]

Right, and in the fall, winter, and spring the sun is not as strong which means it is easy to not meet your vitamin daily needs. A runners world study showed 75% of runners are lacking vitamin D. Your body also absorbs vitamin D best from milk.

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-301--13364-0,00.html

[BexRunner]

Your body also absorbs vitamin D best from milk.

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-301--13364-0,00.html
not seeing where it says that

[hutch_distancerunner]

not seeing where it says that

Yeaaa, I read that somewhere else, cant seem to find where I saw that.

[zoompast]

Whole milk is the way to go.
I hate watered down stuff

[BexRunner]

the season i gave ice cream up for lent i got a stress fracture in my pelvis.

however that's just me. i met a runner who ate vegan/organic to treat asthma/prevent phlegm build-up. everyone has their own issues.
to re-emphasize what someone else already said, correlation =/= causation.
Also, do a quick google search on the relationship between dairy and asthma/phlegm. It's not backed up by any science. Dairy doesn't cause your body to produce more phlegm, it's just the fat in dairy products that may make phlegm feel thicker or more excessive.

In conclusion, terrible post. ;)

[ABXC]

i like to drink milk.

you are so right, milk is the way to go.

[smaguire]

you are so right, milk is the way to go.

QFE

[TruebNoob]

milk is for the noobiest of noobs (see below) :eek:

http://members.rennlist.org/warren/cow.gif

[TruebNoob]

milk is for the noobiest of noobs (see below) :eek:

http://members.rennlist.org/warren/cow.gif

That's what I was thinking too.

[RFXCrunner]

milk is for the noobiest of noobs (see below) :eek:

http://members.rennlist.org/warren/cow.gif

This argument always confuses me. Show me a species of non-herbivorous mammal that won't drink milk that is presented to it. Put a bowl of milk in front of a dog or a cat or a bear or a rat, or any number of thousands of other species, and they'll drink it.

Humans are the only species that is clever enough to to actually get a steady supply of it into adulthood, and we have been consuming it ever since we figured it all out.

[KKreme15]

reckless

[KKreme15]

no