Drinking MILK ‘increases risk of silent killer

Scientists reckon cow's milk's large amounts of lactose trigger harmful inflammation and cell damage, ageing the heart faster.

But the risk only appears to affect women.

Men do not seem to suffer the same effects because they can better digest the sugar.

Experts at Uppsala University in Sweden used data from 101,000 people for their study.

They found that consuming 400ml of the white stuff each day, about two thirds of a pint, was linked to a five per cent higher risk of coronary heart disease. 

The illness is one of the most common causes of death in Britain and about 2.3million people have it.

As women in the study drank more milk, their heart risk increased – by 12 per cent for 600ml per day or 21 per cent for 800ml.

People in the UK consume an estimated 1.2 litres of milk each per week, on average.