Dairy is a good, possibly the best source of calcium, and calcium is a vitally important mineral.

There was information floating around years ago that said that dairy was the cause of osteoporosis in western societies compared to cultures who didn’t eat dairy. This has been disproven. Dairy does help create strong bones with its bioavailable calcium, and is also good for the thyroid and metabolism and is associated with a healthy weight. A high muscle meat diet may be more implicated in osteoporosis, amongst other things.