If This Happens To Your Body, You're Eating Too Much Dairy

Dairy is important for the body's overall health, but could you be eating too much dairy? Unfortunately, the answer isn't black and white, even if you are a person who can tolerate dairy without issues. According to science, this is what happens when you eat too many dairy products. The right amount of dairy is three cups a day, right? That is, after all, what the USDA advises. Yet this answer isn't so cut and dry. If you are at all lactose intolerant, you may find three cups to be way, way too much. It all depends on how much lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, your body produces. Yuri Saito Loftus, an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic, told WebMD: "That does vary a little bit from individual to individual. We don't know 100% what controls that. Presumably, it's genetically determined." For most people, determining an ideal amount of dairy products calls for trial and error, as there's no strict guidelines that determine how an individual is going to react to dairy. But don't worry, it might not be a big deal if you don't hit that magic number, especially if you have a mixed diet, and get your calcium from other sources. Keep watching to find out if You're Eating Too Much Dairy! #Dairy #EatingDairy The "right" amount varies | 0:18 Gas, bloating, and stomach pains, oh my! | 1:09 Inflammation increases | 2:38 Cholesterol and blood pressure rises | 3:37 Watch out for breakouts | 4:29 Dairy won't prevent heart disease | 5:22 Risk of cancer may increase | 6:23 Your bones could become weaker | 8:02 There's an increase in mortality | 9:07 It can be a migraine trigger | 9:49 Increased risk for Parkinson's | 10:42