Do cows give milk that's good for our body?

Answer 1

Milk does a body good!

Milk helps prevent osteoporosis!

wikipedia
Milk began containing differing amounts of fat during the 1950s. A serving (1 cup or 250 ml) of 2%-fat milk contains 285 mg of calcium, which represents 22% to 29% of the daily recommended intake (DRI) of calcium for an adult. Depending on the age, 8 grams of protein, and a number of other nutrients (either naturally or through fortification):

* Vitamins D and K are essential for bone health.
* Iodine is a mineral essential for thyroid function.
* Vitamin B12 and riboflavin are necessary for cardiovascular health and energy production, and B12 is difficult to get outside of animal products or else as supplemental pills.
* Biotin and pantothenic acid are B vitamins important for energy production.
* Vitamin A is critical for immune function.
* Potassium and magnesium are for cardiovascular health.
* Selenium is a cancer-preventive trace mineral.
* Thiamine is a B-vitamin important for cognitive function, especially memory
* Conjugated linoleic acid is a beneficial fatty acid that inhibits several types of cancer in mice, it has been shown to kill human skin cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer cells in vitro studies, and may help lower cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis; only available in milk from grass-fed cows.

Studies show possible links between low-fat milk consumption and reduced risk of arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and obesity. Overweight individuals who drink milk may benefit from decreased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Answer 2

A healthy cow will produce milk that is good for you. But, if that cow was injected with hormones, been genetically modified, fed meat, or anything unatural of the sort, then its best to leave that milk alone. The best food of any kind is organic. If you like milk and want to continue to drink it, your best resource is to get omish raised cow milk, they do everything natural! If you choose the average market, you'd get all those things listed above in that cow milk. Thats why I dont drink it! If you like milk, maybe you should get a milk substitute like soy milk, or almond milk, I drink those. The only thing is, cow milk is essential for vitamin D and Calcium, so if you completely want to cut off cow milk, you'd want to buy some vitamins to make up for what the body isnt getting.

Answer 3

Cows give milk that is healthy to grow little calves very quickly into large cows. The milk has much larger protein molecules than human milk. Goat milk is much closer to human milk. Cow milk also sadly contains antibiotics, growth hormones, and lots of...gag... pus. It isn't healthy for any creature other than calves. Why is it okay for humans to drink the milk of another species? And why cows? Why not the milk of other large mammals, like horses or lamas or sows? Makes ya think, eh?

All the best.

Answer 4

Yes. Cows are bred to give milk. cattle and goats have been used for 1000's of years. Even in the Bible milk was used. Remember the phrase the land of Milk and honey. I'm a farmer. Milk is been studied the last 5 years and are saving a diet in low fat dairy is good for your body. Especially children needs. But ice cream is not part of the diet. Only as a treat once in awhile. Skim milk cheese and yogurt are great in your daily eating routines.Organic milk is very popular today. So go for the milks without BGH ( Bovine Growth Hormones). Even as adults I drink milk every day. As the people re getting educated better it better to go back to natural then artificial. Remember margarine was better then butter well it the opposite now. Milk is good for you.

Answer 5

Now, why do you think human's naturally produce milk for youngsters? They produce it because it is so nutritious and their youngsters can live off it for the first period of their life. Why would they purposely make a food that was unhealthy?
Yes, I know cow's milk is different, but it isn't very. It has all the same nutrients, vitamins and minerals as human's, just different proportions, and thus it isn't inherently any unhealthier than human's. The anti-milk brigade really contradict themselves on this when claiming cow's milk is bad because it is so similar to human's, and if they tried to denounce breast milk they really wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
Soy milk is not designed for babies to drink by nature, whereas whole milk is (albeit cow's). It is also useful throughout childhood because, while it isn't needed per se beyond infancy, people still need the nutrients it contains throughout life, and it is an excellent source.

To quote wikipedia

"Milk began containing differing amounts of fat during the 1950s. A serving (1 cup or 250 ml) of 2%-fat milk contains 285 mg of calcium, which represents 22% to 29% of the daily recommended intake (DRI) of calcium for an adult. Depending on the age, 8 grams of protein, and a number of other nutrients (either naturally or through fortification):
Vitamins D and K are essential for bone health.
Iodine is a mineral essential for thyroid function.
Vitamin B12 and riboflavin are necessary for cardiovascular health and energy production.
Biotin and pantothenic acid are B vitamins important for energy production.
Vitamin A is critical for immune function.
Potassium and magnesium are for cardiovascular health.
Selenium is a cancer-preventive trace mineral.
Thiamine is a B-vitamin important for cognitive function, especially memory
Conjugated linoleic acid is a beneficial fatty acid that inhibits several types of cancer in mice, it has been shown to kill human skin cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer cells in vitro studies, and may help lower cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis; only available in milk from grass-fed cows.

etc, etc, but this has already been said.

@ Healthiacynthia,

Milk does not contain pus.

Pus is, essentially, dead white blood cells and bacteria. When bacteria get into the body your body sends white cells over to deal with them, and the bacteria, and the dead combatants form pus.

Milk doesn't contain pus, although this is a very common myth, but still most scientists would say milk containing pus isn't true (because it isn't).
It might, in fairness, contain pus if the cow had inflamed or diseased udders, but they do not sell you milk from such cows because of health and safety. So for all intents and purposes it doesn't.

However, milk contains white blood cells, which are dead after pasteurisation. This is not the same as pus. Those white cells are in there in the first place as it is a means of a mother helping the immunity of the child it's milk is intended for. This is where the myth comes from however, although again I stress just because there are dead white blood cells, which are completely harmless, that doesn't mean it has pus.

Some people define pus as somatic cells, but a somatic cell is pretty much any mammalian cell: whether that be skin, tissue or organs or even white blood cells. By the definition of somatic cells being pus, we are almost nothing but puss. The cells in milk are white blood cells which, yes, are somatic cells, big deal.

Vegan and proud has just copy+pasted from the web, and has no idea *himself* what he is talking about. There are plenty of vegan sites out there which will rant on about the dangers of milk, but there are just as many, if not more, which say milk is good for you.
Again, cow's milk is very similar to that of human's. Not as similar as some, but it doesn't contain any chemicals which aren't in breast milk, and as such is as good for us and as bad for us as that most natural of foods.
The only dangers which will come from drinking milk come from the way it is produced, and generally that will be fine as well. I don't know where you live, but these days most developed countries (although not the US) have laws against hormones and antibiotics in milk.
Did you ever know anyone who wasn't lactose intollerant who became ill from drinking too much milk or eating too much dairy?

Answer 6

No. Cows give milk thats good for cows bodies.

Answer 7

no. their milk is for baby cows. It is very hard to digest.
Animal Milk that is more simpler to digest would be from goats.
I know, I know, "well isnt thier milk for baby goats"?
yes, but it is just easier for the human body to digest.

Answer 8

I'm not sure if it's good for you or not. I drink soy milk because I am lactose intolerant.

Answer 9

all milk has protein

Answer 10

It really can't be digested.
Also too much of it can
cause osteoporasis, and
hardening of the arteries
due to plaque caused by
high ketone levels.