How many of you out there realise just how BAD cow's milk and dairy products are for you?

Question

I posted this question about 10 mins ago, then realised I couldnt interact with the answers. Sorry for posting again but it's really interesting how the vast majority of people are completely unaware of this. Cow's milk is NOT meant for humans fullstop. It is designed for cows. In fact it is designed for calves. It is so so bad for humans and most of us are lactose-intolerant at birth but get weaned on to cow's milk. It's interesting how we have been completely brain-washed by advertising. The perfect food for newborns is mother's milk, not milk. We are not cows. Just think about it, it's just like giving monkeys dogs' mil and giraffes human milk. It's not right. Cows have 4 stomachs, cows is so not right for our digestive system. I am not a nutritionist but I am very heavily interested and well read in the subject and I will just tell you this: my children used to be permanently ill, runny noses/ fevers/ coughs, all sorts. Since the very day we gave up cows milk, Feb 06, not ONCE ill.

Answer 1

This is not really a question. Quit preaching. I also haven't gotten sick in a long time, and I drink milk everyday.

Answer 2

Amazingly enough, a diet of too much of ANY food or drink is bad for us.

It is true that milk is not the super-wonderful, well spring of all that is good and wholesome that milk advertisers would have you believe. It would appear that the advertisers have exaggerated their claims to sell their product. I am shocked! Shocked! to discover that such a thing has occurred. This must truly be a first in the field of advertising.

Milk does indeed have fats, vitamins, sugars and minerals that can do our body good. It is relatively nutritious, and quite a few people happen to enjoy the taste. If you're lactose intolerant, don't drink it.

Mother's milk is indeed the best food for human infants. However it's a tad rich in fats for most adults. Plus, I shudder to think of the dairy operations that would be required to supply human milk to everyone who currently uses dairy products.

What would you propose as an alternative beverage for people who enjoy beverages (as many humans are wont to do)?

Water? A very good beverage for most purposes, but completely lacking in vitamins, or any nutrition at all. Plus, many people find it a little... bland.

Fruit juice? Mostly sugar. A lot worse for you in the long run than milk.

Coffee? All kinds of problems with a diet of nothing but coffee. Plus, most people prefer it with some milk in it.

Soft drinks? Pure sugar, with almost no redeeming qualities. I drink a lot more of it than I should, but I certainly can't pretend that it's good for me.

Soy milk? Tastes like ***.

Answer 3

If we were lactose intolerant at birth then we would also have an allergy to human milk. Lactose is not limited to just cow milk. Cows have 4 stomachs for digesting plant material and has nothing to do with milk. It's entirely possible that your children had a dietary allergy to milk, however, it's also possible that the allergy was related more to the drugs that are injected into the cows rather than the milk itself. Rather than spreading half-truths, maybe you should post links to studies that support your theories. Cows milk is perfectly fine for people to drink unless you are lactose intolerant or have another allergy to the milk. What we should be concerned about are the drugs that are being administered to the cows which are then being passed on to us. Small farms raising healthy, non-injected cows are the way to go. They are healthy, more sustainable and provide income for a wider group of people.

Answer 4

You are correct. Fact is Americans have been brainwashed by the dairy industry. America is the only country that has all this nonsense about how great and essential milk is for people.

The majority of the worlds people seldom if ever consume milk beyond infancy.

We humans evolved without milk, other than mothers milk, for over a million years.

The majority of adults are, to some degree intolerant of whole milk.

So, yes, we can live very healthy lifes without milk. We get good dose of dairy products in a lot of the foods we eat anyway.

Answer 5

I'm constantly hearing that cows milk is unhealthy and that it causes everything from Acne to Cancer but I have yet to observe any credible proof to support these theories.
Its a bad idea to completely remove an entire food group from your diet and especially the diets of growing children unless there is a medical reason for doing so, dairy is an excellent source of calcium protein and vitamins.
Until somebody can show me conclusive proof that dairy is bad for me I'll continue to consume organic milk in moderation. I'm far more concerned about the amounts of trans fat sugar and salt in modern day diets than the effects of drinking cows milk.

Answer 6

Everything in moderation. Studies are now also showing problems with soy. A balanced diet is the best way to stay healthy. Infants and young children need a great deal of calcium for bone development. Fortified foods and vitamins are just not adaquate. Your body does not absorb the calcium as efficiently. There are fruits and veggies that have calcium, but again, not enough for a developing infant or toddler. Breastfeeding is ideal, but it isn't always possible. I have met very few mothers who have been able to breasfeed past one year. I struggled to breastfeed for a few months. So what is your alternative to dairy products?

Answer 7

I don't dispute your facts, but you seem to be making waaaay too much out of it. Milk between species is not as different as you think. Cow's milk has only about 5% more fat content than breast milk, and it contains more than 90% of the same proteins and trace elements.

Yes, milk should not be considered a health food, but neither is it a poison, or even the most unhealthy thing people consume on a regular basis.

Answer 8

Good for you.

I just know that there are a lot of people, especially years ago, that grow up with FRESH from cow...
and they lived perfectly...
strong immune system!

See... probably the problem is the fact that today the cow eat the cheapest food ever...
while back then they were free to run around.

What we give them, is what we need to expect to have back.

But... I still drink it anyway...
exercise, drink lot of water, eat well, take my vitamins..
and I'm fine!

If you take away the milk...
you may have lots of bone problems when you get old.
so... be careful with what you take away...
especially from children.

Plus...
do they eat other foods, like pop-tarts, chicken nuggets...
all of those are as "poisoning" as "milk".

what should they do? not eat at all???

Answer 9

Your question does not make since. Of course the best thing for infants is mothers milk. Anyone with children knows that you either breast feed or give them formula. No one would give cows milk to a newborn.

Answer 10

Milk is good for a small minority of humans who are specifically, genetically adapted to digest lactose. Archaeological records suggest this adaptation developed in Northern Europe during a particularly harsh agricultural failure several thousands years ago. Most of the population died off, but the few who survived were almost exclusively adapted to digest lactose.

Technically, we can synthesize lactase, the enzyme that digests lactose.

Answer 11

You're right - we are NOT cows, but humanity has been drinking milk from cows and goats for a very long time.

If you think it's bad for you, then YOU need to stop drinking it, but don't push your fears off on the public!