Dieters have been opting for skimmed milk in order to lose those extra pounds. However a new research has discovered that drinking skimmed milk might in fact be making us bigger not smaller. It is generally thought that by drinking skimmed milk you can get whole milk's benefits Vitamin D calcium and protein amongst others without the fat and calories. By reducing the fat the skimmed milk is certainly lower in calories but the authors of the study David Ludwig of Boston's Children Hospital and Dr Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health believe lower calorie beverages do