Is milk really that important?!
Is milk really that important?
I keep hearing that I need to drink milk and consume other dairy products because of the calcium. Do I really need to drink it? I take vitamins everyday that contain calcium so I don't think I need dairy.
Also, earlier in another question I mentioned I was allergic to soy. One time I drank soy milk and broke out into a horrible rash but I have eaten other foods that contain soy and I didn't seem to have a problem. Is there anyway to be tested for this allegry, thats not expensive. Thanks.
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The USDA pays small private research firms to conduct research on the effects of milk in our diet. Most of the research they pay for is to find positive effects.
The small research groups need the money in order to continue, I am not saying that they are not honest, but we need to question research done in this manner.
As soon as the research begins to show a positive argument the USDA will step in pay for the research and remove all remnants of the particular project. The argument they make is based on incomplete research.
This is how they are able to claim Milk will help you lose weight. How they claim we need calcium.
Asian diets have used very little dairy and we have seen few cases of osteoporosis in Asia. Recently the Dairy Council has started to target Asian markets to increase sales, they push the idea of strong bones. Watch the rates of osteoporosis skyrocket in the next twenty years.
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I also wrote my thesis on this.
Yes, you need it because your body absorbs calcium until you are about 30. You need daily the calcium found in 5 glasses of milk, less than what people usually drink.
Allergy tests are very common, go to your doctor and ask about them.
With oreos yes! otherwise...no.People are fine without drinking milk as long as you get your fill from other foods and suppliments. As mentioned before you can get an allergy test from your dr.
Try Rice Milk (Rice Dream)...it has a milder taste & just as much calcium.
NO ..you do not .. it has been proven that drinking cow's milk is not good for the human body .. The dairy industry spends millions a year and loses millions more giving free milk and cheese to schools .. all to convince people that "milk does a body Good" but whose body NOT humans .. Milk is ONLY produced by cows that had a calf to feed it .. not for a human baby ..we are the only species that drinks milk after weaning and the only species that " steals another animal's milk" so even saying all that ..let's talk nutritional ... WHY do most Vegan women never develop osteoporosis ? Why do most woman who drink milk and use dairy develop osteoporosis or osteopenia ? " Dairy products raise the acid level in human blood, causing calcium to be excreted from the bones to restore the body's natural pH balance. This calcium depletion results in osteoporosis. Contrary to the common belief that dairy products are necessary to prevent osteoporosis, dairy consumption actually increases the likeliness of this crippling disease. " what this means is that dairy /milk is actually causing calcium to leave the bones !! that is fact ... that is why they never say whose body milk does good ... I am not even going into the hormones , and chemicals , and drugs injected and fed to cows.. I do not even need this as an argument .. because what I said is the truth ..
the calcium, vitamin a and d is what you need, not the liquid.
you need to grow
No, you don't need it. You can try other supplements or drinks.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases...
"Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant and certain ethnic and racial populations are more affected than others. Up to 80 percent of African Americans, 80 to 100 percent of American Indians, and 90 to 100 percent of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant. The condition is least common among people of northern European descent."
This means those "lactose intolerant" groups generally don't use dairy products because it is not a standard part of their diet, and that is a significant number of the people on earth. The reality is that being lactose tolerant is a mutation for people who have become used to taking dairy over generations.
I think that if you take vitamins with calcium in them you should be fine. If soy milk makes you sick then you should try rice milk. I drink that and it is good. It also has a good amount of calcium that your body needs. I hope this helps!
if your into liquid fat, than I guess so
as for the calcium, think..., people who are lactos intolerant (and vegans/vegitarian/fruitarian) get their calcium from other sources like almonds, other nuts, and fruit and veggies also have caqlcium, just in lower percents, but they are still there.
maybe u can go to a doctor to test for allergy?
MYTH: "Milk is necessary for strong bones."
Fact: McDougall: "Where does a cow or an elephant get the calcium needed to grow its huge bones? From plants, of course. Only plants. … People in Asia and Africa who consume no milk products after they're weaned from their mother's breast grow perfectly healthy skeletons in the normal size for their race. A consistent conclusion published in the scientific literature is clear: Calcium deficiency of dietary origin is unknown in humans. Dairy products contain large amounts of animal proteins. This excess protein removes calcium from the body by way of the kidneys. Knowing the physiological effects on calcium metabolism of eating excess protein explains why societies with the highest intakes of meat and dairy products--the United States, England, Israel, Finland, and Sweden--also show the highest rates of osteoporosis, the disease of bone-thinning."
CALCIUM
Calcium? Where do the COWS get calcium for their big bones? Yes... from plants! The calcium they consume from plants has a large amount of magnesium... necessary for the body to absorb and USE the calcium.
The calcium in cow's milk is basically useless because it has insufficient magnesium content (those nations with the highest amount of milk/dairy consumption also have the highest rates of osteoporosis. Proof? How about a controlled study of 78,000 nurses over a period of 12 years?
Read more about it at:
http://www.notmilk.com/deb/030799.html..... Article on the 78,000 nurse study
http://www.notmilk.com/deb/092098.html..... CALCIUM AND BONE DISEASE
http://www.notmilk.com/badbones.html....... WHO GETS BONE DISEASE?
http://www.notmilk.com/bonehead.txt........ CRIPPLING BONEHEADS
http://www.notmilk.com/calcium/index.htm... Consolidated info
Cows milk has three times the calcium as does human breast milk. No matter, neither are very usable because in order to be absorbed and used their MUST be an equal quantity of MAGNESIUM (as exists in the greens that cows eat to get all the calcium they need for their big bones). Milk has only enough magnesium to absorb around 11% (33mg per cup) of calcium.
Per the USDA 8 ounces (one cup) of cows milk contains:
Calcium, Ca mg 291.336
Magnesium, Mg mg 32.794
The USDA recommends 1200mg of calcium per day. The USDA recommended three cups of milk a day only have 900mg of calcium. Some argue that only 1/3 of the magnesium is necessary. Mother nature seems to suggest it should be one to one. If the ratio for proper absorption were 1/3 magnesium to one calcium then no more than 300mg of that 900mg of calcium is usable. If, in fact, it is a one to one ratio... only 98.38mg of calcium is usable.
It is not a matter of how much calcium one ingests... but how much one does not lose.
Answers before me say what I was going to. Try Rice Dream or Soy Dream. Other rice beverages taste great too. Don't Try Goats Milk Though! Hope this helps! -question001
Milk is important for babies who are not yet weaned. If you are a human (and assuming you're typing on a computer, I think you are), you will "need" breastmilk from a human mother until that time.
Cow milk is for calves. Your human body has no need for the secretion of another species.
Good sources of calcium are NOT supplements. You should get calcium (500 mg/day, you don't need 1,000 mg) from dark leafy greens, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
I like Connie's answer the best.
You may be sensitive to carageenan! It's often added to soymilk to give it a thicker texture and many people that *think* they can't tolerate soy actually have problems with the carageen in the soy milk they tried. It sounds to me like you're in that group since your reaction was only to soymilk.
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, and was designed for calfs, 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 calves). 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.
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."
Yes, cows never meat for us to drink their milk, but then again they never meant for us to eat their meat. Humans have drunk milk into adulthood for so long that we have adapted to it. Most mammals become lactose intollerant when they reach adolsence, but most humans no longer do, particularly in areas where dairy products are usually consumed most like Europe and America, and this is a direct result of us evolving over the last few thousand years.
As such, it is pretty natural to us.
You don't need milk for calcium. All the calcium you need can be obtained from plant sources, like green leafy vegetables, soy, quinoa and some beans. The calcium in milk comes from the plants the cows consume, and some is added by the manufacturer after pasteurization. The calcium from plant sources comes without all the fat and other problems associated with dairy, also. The USDA is a political machine who is heavily influenced by the meat and dairy industry, so I'm not sure their info is all that reliable. As for your allergy... if you have eaten other soy based foods with no problem, it was probably another ingredient in the soy milk that bothered you. You can try another brand, or just go to rice milk, it's delicious.