The consumption of milk in large quantities not only eliminates fractures, but may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, writes RIA Novosti with reference to the British The Independent.

To such conclusion scientists from Sweden, who for more than 20 years watched about 100 thousand people aged 39 to 79 years.

According to their data, those who regularly drink milk, more exposed to the risk of fractures than those who drink milk much less. For example, the consumption of large quantities of milk by women leads to an increased risk of hip fracture. In addition, those women who drank more than three glasses of milk a day, much more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who did not consume so much milk.

"As with economic development, the consumption of milk may increase globally, it is necessary to finally determine the effect of milk on mortality, "said Professor Mary Schooling.

However, scientists can't prove that a glass of milk a day can in any way be detrimental to their health.

While scientists do not claim that one glass of milk a day may be harmful to health.

Meanwhile, in the journal Nature Neuroscience published the results of a study of the effect of cocoa on the human body, in particular, on brain activity in older people, according to Lenta.ru. The study involved 37 people aged 50-69 years.

Participants were divided into two groups, the first three months suggested often and drink a lot of cocoa. At the end of the period, all volunteers were tested on memory: those who drank a lot of cocoa, coped with the tasks much faster.

The researchers explained these results by the effect of flavonols substances contained in cocoa beans, which are members of the group who drank cocoa, received 90 times more than participants from the other group.

According to scientists, flavonols improve circulation in one of the areas of the brain, disruption of which has previously been linked to the weakening of memory in the dentate gyrus medial and inferior surfaces of the hemispheres. "If in the beginning of the study, participants had the memory of a typical sixty-year-old, three months later - as usual thirty or forty years", - says one of the authors of the article, while noting that the results of the study need to be verified in larger-scale study. In addition, it is noted that researchers used in the study, a special chocolate drink, with a special technology of processing of cocoa beans different from the one used in mass production of cocoa and chocolate.