Often it's a bad rap, yes there are indeed people who are allergic to milk, but milk does have a lot of good things going for it. For those that are allergic, there are various milk substitutes which have a lot of the vitamins and calcium which make milk an important addition to your daily diet.

    Can I get too fat from drinking milk? Well milk most certainly is not likely the main culprit in being very obese. you do not see fat people running out of a convenience store with gallons of milk under their arms. If you are obese, or trying to control your weight then there are alternatives which will help you lower your calorie intake.