Is it okay to drink 3.4L of milk in a day

haroon_awan

Hi SideSteel and Sara,

I am currently on a bulk, aiming to get about 3800-4000 calories per day, but being stuck between university and work sometimes I find it hard to reach that level of intake and because the campus/cafe food is 1) very expensive (a 350 calorie sandwich is £4 - about $6) and 2) packed with low calorie and low fat "diet" meals I find it quite hard. Oh and just to let you know, I'm not a "bro" eater, I eat chocolate everyday, and sometimes don't even track it. I haven't even tracked anything today as I have eaten out of home all day and half of the foods did not have any nutritional information on it.

So, back to the title, is it okay to drink 3.4L of milk in a day? Maybe not everyday, but eg every other day? Very much an overload on calcium and sugar (although I don't think sugar is my main problem here?).

3.4 litres = 0.75 gallons = 120 oz

Full Fat Milk 3.4L £1.89 ($2.85)
Calories 2176
Carbs 160
Fat 122
Protein 109

Semi-Skimmed Milk 3.4L £1.89 ($2.85)
Calories 1666
Carbs 170
Fats 58
Protein 116

_noob_

yeah, many bulking programs suggest GOMAD (gallon of milk a day) with whole milk.

Chief_Rocka

Apologize to your toilet in advance

Sarauk2sf

Tagging for when I have a little more time later to make a comment about one of my favorite topics.

In short however...yes it is as long as your GI tract can handle it.

lacurandera1

I've stalked Sara's diary often enough to know she drinks a lot of milk. Hasn't hurt her any. :laugh:

haroon_awan

Also, if I did do this everyday, should I avoid other sugars/fructose for the rest of the day, (or add any digestive enzymes/lactase to it - I'm not lactose intolerant as far as I am aware);
or is it okay to have fruit for a lot of my carbs on the same day?

Thanks.

Hendrix7

buy some powdered, instant oats.

Super cheap source of carbs you can put in a shake.

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/instant-oats/10529296.html

I consume a *kitten* ton of this stuff when bulking.

500ml whole milk
100g oats
50g protein powder
scoop of PB / banana

thats close to 1000 calories.

Sarauk2sf

Just to follow up with a slightly more expanded comment here.

I have not seen any studies that show causation between milk consumption and health issues. The studies out there that show a correlation are not keeping the rest of the diet constant. For example, you will see a correlation to obesity in some meta-analysis. This is obviously irrelevant when tracking calories and is due to people drinking milk instead of lower calorie options.

Every time a debate comes up on here around milk consumption, and it happens a crapton, I have looked at the studies/articles/blogs provided as support for the assertions that milk causes cancer, osteoporosis and a slew of other things and have never seen any compelling evidence that indicates that there is a causal link.

I have however seen studies that show a number of benefits.

One of the slightly more compelling studies that has looked into risk factors was around rBGH and its possible link to IGF-1 (not exactly a bad thing here) and IGF-1's possible link to cancer. However, studies have show that if there is any impact to the production of IGF-1, it is very very small small even at very high doses. Also, I am not sure whether rBGH is used in the UK (which it appears you are from) in any event.

Regarding the possible link of IGF-1 to certain cancers (mainly prostate and colorectal), I admit to not having done a ton of research on this, but as there is no link that I know of for milk to have a causal effect it is a bit of a moot point. Also, there are many things that increase IGF-1, why blame milk!

The other concern often touted is with regard to the fact that cows treated with rBGH have a greater incidence of mastitis and therefore are treated with antibiotics to a greater degree than those not. Again, I have yet to see anything compelling on this that shows any causal risks.

However, if concerned, don't buy milk from cows treated with rBGH.

All that being said, I tend to go for the 'just in case' approach of not putting all your eggs in one basket. While the studies that I have seen do not show a causal link, there are always outliers and also people who may be more susceptible to risk factors than others when having high doses of something, especially when the research is still evolving.

So, in short, I am not aware of anything that actually shows a causal link to risks, but I would personally not want to ingest a ridiculous amount of any one thing. We get back to the whole context and dosage thing.

Not sure if my rambling here helps or makes it even more confusing.

Sarauk2sf

Also, if I did do this everyday, should I avoid other sugars/fructose for the rest of the day, (or add any digestive enzymes/lactase to it - I'm not lactose intolerant as far as I am aware);
or is it okay to have fruit for a lot of my carbs on the same day?

Thanks.

I don't see why there would be an issue with that.

haroon_awan

You aren't rambling at all. That is very helpful. Thank you.

rBGH and any growth hormone treatment on cows is illegal in the UK and all countries in the EU.

I've actually had 2.27 litres (half a gallon) of full fat milk today and feel a little full up so I'll keep it at half a gallon for a while and see how I am a week from now.

SideSteel

We weren't meant to drink cows milk. Good luck with your osteoporosis and cancer.

















































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haroon_awan

Hahaha brilliant

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