Auto racing driver Danica Patrick has been on the cover of various magazines and it seems that her driving career is turning into a modeling career.  Her latest photo shoot is actually an ad campaign for Body By Milk and she has joined the ranks of other stars and celebrities who have sported the white mustache.  Danica said she was honored to be asked to be a part of the campaign.

“I’ve always seen, always noticed, always thought it was so cool and that maybe one day I’d get to do it.”

She also explained that the Indy 500 driver surprisingly have a little milk tradition of their own, not necessarily posing with a creamy mustache but they do drink it.  She explained,

“Milk is a tradition in the Indy 500.  It started way back, I think it might have been back in the 40s or something and one of the drivers had wanted milk after the race and so ever since then it’s been a tradition and something that every driver does after they win the Indy 500.”

And lastly, since Danica is now a Body By Milk spokesperson she encouraged others to add milk to their diets by explaining the benefits.

“I want to drink chocolate milk, because chocolate milk is really good for you after you work out. C’mon, who doesn’t like chocolate milk?  I mean seriously, it’s got protein and it’s got fast carbohydrates that go straight to your muscles so it’s really ideal for refueling after a workout or a race.”

Celeb diet doc…
Great marketing piece by the dairy industry. Milk is for calves to double in size and not fit for human consumption. Milk consumption in humans (it’s good for cows remember) has been linked with a number of chronic diseases including prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis.

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