re: WUT: College Student Explains Why Milk Is Racist

I mean it does that the government overstated milk's benefits and understated the risks, but that's a crony capitalism issue. But it also may have been an issue of limited information at the time too.

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She stated that because African-Americans do not suffer from osteoporosis, a bone disease, at the same rates as most Americans, the United States is promoting a racist agenda

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Now this is quite ironic, assuming this little write up is accurate: Calcium And Prostate Cancer Risk

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A study of 29,133 men in Finland found that those who consumed 2,000 mg of calcium or more daily had a marked increase in prostate cancer risk.

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So they have an increased risk in Finland, a very homogenous country, which is largely white?

What about here?

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Researchers reported in December 2007 that a total calcium intake of 2,000 mg or more was associated with advanced prostate cancer, although the link was not considered statistically significant.

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So our more diverse population has less risk? And maybe the reason it's not signicant is because the non-white groups brought the risk down?

So if anything, her argument is completely backwards. The prostate cancer risk is more prevalent in white Americans.