A new study shows drinking one glass of milk a day can slow down the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee in women. Researchers at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, studied a group of men and women and found the positive effects did not apply to men.

The women who participated in the study regularly drank fat-free or low-fat milk. But researchers say their findings revealed that yogurt did not affect OA progression and the consumption of cheese actually increased progression of the disease.

This is the first evidence linking milk consumption to slowed progression of OA, a degeneration of the cartilage and underlying bone in a joint. The findings were published in the American College of Rheumatology journal Arthritis Care & Research.

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