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In reply to the discussion: Do Kids Really Need Milk with their Meal ? [View all]Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)126. Q: Does any adult animal consume the milk of another species as part of its natural diet?
Cow's milk is for baby cows. Adult cows don't drink cows milk, and adult humans shouldn't drink human milk, let alone the milk of a different species.
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine says: http://www.pcrm.org/health/cancer-resources/ask/ask-the-expert-dairy-products
Q: Do dairy products cause cancer? And if you dont drink milk, how do you get all the calcium you need?
A: Recent scientific studies have suggested that dairy products may be linked to increased risk for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and possibly for ovarian and breast cancers.
Prostate cancer has been linked to dairy products in several studies. In Harvards Physicians Health Study, including more than 20,000 male physicians, those who consumed more than two dairy servings daily had a 34% higher risk of developing prostate cancer than men who consumed little or no dairy products. Several other studies have shown much the same thing.
Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this association. Dairy product consumption increases levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) in the bloodstream. IGF-1 is a potent stimulus for cancer cell growth. High IGF-1 levels are linked to increased risk of prostate cancer and breast cancer.
Calcium may also play a role in prostate cancer. Although the body needs some calcium, a high calcium load results in a lowering of blood levels of activated vitamin D. In the case of prostate cancer, where vitamin D is thought to be protective, high dairy intake could therefore have a harmful effect.
For ovarian cancer, galactose, a component of the milk sugar lactose, has been under study as a possible culprit. A recent analysis of studies examining a relationship between dairy product consumption and ovarian cancer risk found that for every 10 grams of lactose consumed (the amount in one glass of milk), ovarian cancer risk increased by 13 percent.
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Depends on which tribe you come from, as some cultures have been based on dairy for centuries...
Hekate
May 2017
#9
Bingo, you said it so much better than me. I agree 100% about the tribes. The sheep and goat herders
Jim Beard
May 2017
#129
It does not have to be - one brand of popular organic milk is a farmer owned cooperative
womanofthehills
May 2017
#83
Most of my ancestors were ranchers and dairy people, but I'm done with the milk lobby...
hunter
May 2017
#45
Mine did it because store bought butter was a luxury...The bread was a conduit for the butter.
LeftInTX
May 2017
#120
LOL. I know, it's like nobody even thought about that problem in the past.
Buckeye_Democrat
May 2017
#98
Milk is more filling than water as a beverage, and (most) children need a certain
No Vested Interest
May 2017
#7
Cows who eat 100% fresh grass have high levels of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
womanofthehills
May 2017
#82
We all believe what we want to believe, and pretty much ignore any facts that disagree.
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#111
Where's your proof? Or are we to believe you just because you say so? n/t
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#96
Among elderly people who do drink the most milk, hip fracture rates are higher.
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#69
And we all tend to look only at the data that supports what we want to believe.
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#133
Q: Does any adult animal consume the milk of another species as part of its natural diet?
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#126
I would say no. I was always forced to drink milk at dinner and I hated it!
smirkymonkey
May 2017
#14
My Chinese coworker said I smelled like butter and they hate that... I thought it was
bettyellen
May 2017
#36
The Japanese word for western traders was "batakusai" meaning stinks of butter
LeftyMom
May 2017
#41
Yeah she told me there was a word for it, but I forgot what it was. She was the rudest person, she
bettyellen
May 2017
#44
I think it is rare enough that they can smell it on us, certainly most of Asia except Hindus in
bettyellen
May 2017
#63
No, water, perhaps juice, or even soy or almond milk, but definitely not soft drinks
still_one
May 2017
#37
I love milk (low fat). I've been drinking it for almost 70 years now
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2017
#51
I LOVE milk, cheese, and ice cream. But upon learning the facts, I gave them up...
Binkie The Clown
May 2017
#127