Is oat milk healthier than cow's milk? Neither wins outright
Oat drinks carry less saturated fat and no lactose, but far less protein than milk, and even unsweetened versions list free sugars. How they compare depends heavily on fortification.
Does bovine colostrum do anything? The human evidence is for disease, not glow-ups
TikTok's 'liquid gold' is real cow's first-milk, rich in antibodies and growth factors. But the robust human evidence sits in specific gut conditions, not the immunity, skin and hair benefits sold to healthy adults.
How much milk should a toddler drink? What the evidence supports
Milk is a useful source of calcium, protein and vitamin D for young children, but too much crowds out iron-rich food and can cause deficiency. Around two cups a day suits most toddlers.
Dairy, the heart and the whole-fat question: what the evidence shows
For heart disease and death, dairy looks roughly neutral to modestly favourable in large cohorts, and the long-standing warning against whole-fat dairy is not well supported by outcome data.
Dairy prevented fractures in one large trial and nothing in the cohort data. Both hold.
Adding milk, yoghurt and cheese cut hip fractures 46% in Australian aged-care residents. In the general over-50 population, dietary calcium intake shows no association with fracture risk at all.