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Will drinking milk heal a broken arm faster?

There are no studies that show drinking milk can heal a broken arm faster. But milk is rich in calcium and vitamin D and will help you build strong bones, which can help prevent severe bone injuries. Adults should be taking in between 1000 and 1200 milligrams of calcium every day. Other food sources rich in calcium and Vitamin D include soy milk, tuna, sardines, eggs, and salmon.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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