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3. Basically keeps the body overall running smoothly to be able to perform daily functions

4. One glass of milk contains about 30% of you’re body’s daily need of calcium, this is why the

National Institutes of Health recommend to drink three glasses of milk daily in order to receive the proper

amount of calcium

5. Also, adding more calcium to your diet decreases your risk of kidney stones

C. Calcium is also extremely important to be included in your diet now to help prevent future health problems, -

osteoporosis

1. Bones still taking in calcium until age 35 – teenage years are most important to be getting calcium in

now

2. Osteoporosis, which is defined as a progressive disease that causes bones to become thin and brittle,

making them more likely to break.

3. Can reach the point where the bones in your hand break with a firm handshake

4. One of America’s top diseases, effecting 10 million Americans with 34 million Americans having

reduced bone mass, which is more than 75% of the population

D. Teenage years most important time to be drinking milk to prevent osteoporosis, however no one really seems

to be listening to this:

1. 88% of teenage girls and 60% of teenage boys have low calcium intake

2. Just in our class only 1 person drinks 3 glasses of milk per day, rest have low calcium intake

E. “But Milk is gross cant I just take some other supplement and drink soda and juices all the time?”

1. May not like the taste of milk, talk about some other solutions later

2. Don’t replace milk with liquids such as sodas and juices because health problems such as obesity,

tooth decay, caffeine dependency and weakened bones are associated with drinking too much soda and sugary

juices.

3. Today our obese society drinks twice as much milk as they do soda according to a 1998 study –

maybe if our society began to drink more milk we would not be so overweight

Satisfaction Step:

Everyone should try to drink one glass of milk with each meal of the day

A. Because of the enormous health benefits

B. And to help with your health down the road

C. Because it really is simple to make a daily habit

Visualization Step:

A. All become healthier people, since osteoporosis is a growing problem in America we can all be healthy

and not breaking our bones with every step we take, just by starting to drink three glasses of milk per

day NOW

Action Step:

What everyone can try to do is drink 3 glasses of milk per day, one with each meal, start slow at first,

work your way to it

A. If you don’t like the taste of milk try flavored milk, sell chocolate and strawberry milk everywhere, or

you can also try drinking smoothies and milkshakes

B. If you’re afraid milk is too fattening then drink skim milk, studies found on show that

drinking three glasses of milk per day can help you loose weight

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