Aside from providing the body with calcium and other essential nutrients, a human nutrition expert on Thursday said that consuming milk daily could also reduce the risk of depression and improve one's mental well-being. Ahead of the celebration of World Milk Day on June 1, Prof. Liezel Atienza, director of the Institute of Human Nutrition and Food at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), said that Vitamin B-12 in milk helps promote healthy nervous function, as well as essential amino acids that may regulate moods.
"Kung gusto nating maging mas lively as a person, mas hindi depressed and tired, so milk will help. A glass of milk everyday will help us have this good stamina," she said. (If we want to become more lively and not depressed and tired, milk will help.
A glass of milk everyday will help us have this good stamina.) Typically, a glass of milk provides calcium, protein, potassium, and many other vitamins that are essential for the body. Atienza said that consuming milk daily could also even reduce people's risk of getting colon cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
Calcium deficiency in Pinoys Citing data from the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), Atienza said that there was still a high rate of calcium deficiency among Filipinos—a situation which may be addressed by higher milk intake. "In the Philippines, sadly the prevalence of calcium deficiency is around 92-94% among children, and for adults it's.
