Almost everyone has suffered from a headache from time to time, but when headaches are frequent or severe, sufferers need to seek answers to the causes underlying their head pain. Headaches can occur anywhere in the head and even in the neck. Possible causes can often be determined by the location of the headache. If you experience frequent headaches located in the top of your head, there are a few possibilities you and your doctor should explore.
Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common type of cancer worldwide with about 1.2 million new cases diagnosed in 2008 accounting for 9.7% of all cancers (Ferlay and others ). An increased consumption of milk or dairy products is associated with a significant reduction in colon cancer (Elwood and others ). Cho and others () conducted a large pooled analysis of data from 10 cohorts (n = 534, 536) from 5 countries and found 4992 individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer at follow-up.
Interestingly, the study also found that fermented milk products (cheese and yogurt) significantly decreased mortality and fractures among these women. For each serving of these fermented dairy products, the rate of mortality and hip fractures was reduced by 10-15%. The researchers pin the negative effects of liquid milk on D-galactose, a breakdown product of lactose that has been shown to be pro-inflammatory. Milk has much more D-galactose than does cheese or yogurt.