So I've been trying to gain weight lately because I'm underweight. So I've decided to drink about a gallon of milk each day. This technique is known as "GOMAD" where you drink a gallon of milk a day. I was wondering since I drink that much milk a day, do I need to drink any water? Also my pee been pretty clear for the past couple of days. I haven't been drinking much water or maybe no water at all, just milk. Are there any health risk of doing this? What are the pro's and con's?
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Bad idea. Unless you're drinking skim milk, that much in a day includes a whole lot of saturated fat and dietary cholesterol. But even if you are drinking skim, that's way too much calcium. Just one serving of dairy (aka one cup of milk) accounts for 1/3 of the daily recommended calcium for the average adult. Now, this is based on a 2,000 calorie diet, of course, but even if you are on a much higher calorie diet drinking nothing but milk all day is going to result in hypercalcemia, which you don't want. Milk is great. It's an awesome source of protein, carbs, calcium and essential vitamins (particularly vitamin D which is tricky to get from food). I use skim milk in all my shakes. But anything in excess can be unhealthy, and milk is no exception. Stop looking for a one-stop shopping solution. The key is to eat a balanced diet that will give you an appropriate number of calories to meet your energy needs without leaving a large excess supply. There's nothing balanced about a diet that includes drinking milk like it's water.Other Answers:
- Too much calcium
- Its not good because then you bones can form calcium stones which are really painful and hard to take. Your body needs certain amounts of calcium each day, and you may be exceeding. Th RDA tells you how much calcium and other minerals you have to consume each day. Hope it works ;). You can use applications such as MyFitnessPal for iPhone etc. Tis helps yu control your weight.
- Bad idea.
- First...Milk is an amazing thing. Studies have shown that human breast milk is the only substance that you would be perfectly fine to dink only it for the rest of your life. I know we are talking about cow milk but the two are very similar. Milk is all babies drink and it keeps they growing nice and strong. Second...If your pee is clear then that's a great sign. pea is meant to flush out all the bad stuff in your body and when it is clear that means that you have plenty of fluids to wash out your system. Third...If you are going to do GOMAD make sure you stay active! If you gain 25 pounds of fat then that is really bad! Milk is high in protein so it helps with muscle gain but only if you actually use your muscles.
