Calcium supplements: risks versus rewards - The Boston Globe

Calcium supplements: risks versus rewards - The Boston Globe

Okay! Took less than 2 minutes to see that this article is an infomercial for the dairy industry:   

Dr. Tony McKenna of the Fonterra Research Centre, formerly the Dairy Research Institute added, "that dairy researchers had been working for some time with Auckland University's bone research group led by Associate Professor Jill Cornish and Professor Ian Reid."  (Professor Ian Reid is the lead researcher of "the study.")

Now notice what the Harvard Researcher, Dr. Hu, suggests. I think it’s generally a good idea to get as much calcium as you can from food rather than supplements,’’ says Dr. Frank Hu, a calcium researcher and professor of nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.  Interestingly the next paragraph is all about dairy. But, read that same paragraph closely, Dr. Hu never mentions what "food"  groups or specifically dairy for that matter.  In fact, there is no "expert" quoted in that particular paragraph.  It just says: 
Women age 51 and over and men age 71 and over need 1,200 milligrams a day of calcium. Younger adults need 1,000 mg a day. Eight ounces of yogurt, an 8-ounce glass of milk, and a 1.5-ounce serving of cheddar cheese provide 1,000 mg of calcium. Adding a cup of fortified orange juice can get you up to 1,200 mg .


Even more interestingly, here's what one of Dr. Hu's colleagues has to say about cow's milk and dairy: Modern Milk May not be Natures Perfect Food


So, whom to believe?  Best way to build strong bones...exercise! Best way to get vitamin D...15 minutes of sunshine. These suggestions are provided by my oncologist not "industry sponsored research and press releases." I had cancer at age 38 and had no idea that what I was eating could possibly be making me sick. Thankfully changed my diet over 11 years ago and have been healthy ever since. (It was a hormone receptive tumor.)

p.s. The way the article is written, I wonder if Dr. Hu knows his name is "linked to" eating dairy products as a source of calcium?