Dairy products have been relentlessly promoted as healthful and particularly protective against osteoporosis, but the opposite is actually true.Dairy products have been relentlessly promoted as healthful and particularly protective against osteoporosis, as evidenced in the ubiquitous "Got Milk" campaign. Though widely promoted, “Drink milk in order to protect against osteoporosis” is misleading and the opposite is actually the case.  The highly regarded Harvard Nurses’ Health Study included 77,761 women from 34 to 59, and followed them for 12 years.   The study showed that those who drank milk three times a day actually broke more bones than those who drank little or no milk.