Yale Doctor Warns Against Excess Milk

The director of the Yale Health Department warned students Friday that excessive milk consumption after adolescence may lead to the formation of kidney stones.

The warning came after an increase in university milk drinking since the limitation on milk consumption in the dining halls was abolished. Dr. John W. Ewell, assistant professor of Medicine, became alarmed after hearing of a student who drank nine glasses of milk per meal. He made the warning after an ailing Yalie had to have a kidney stone removed.

Ewell stated that milk is not a bad food, but should not be regarded as essential for adults. "Three or four glasses per meal," he said, "is definitely unsafe."

Ewell explained that an excessive concentration of the calcium salts found in milk leads to the formation of kidney stones. "You will rarely catch urologists drinking milk," he added.

The American Medical Association refused to confirm this theory.