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Milk is healthy, there is a reason they used to give it to school age children on a government subsidized program. The new wave of alternative milk is an ethica

Milk is healthy, there is a reason they used to give it to school age children on a government subsidized program. The new wave of alternative milk is an ethical one even if it poses as a health one. You don't get skinny by having a soy latte instead of a regular one, you get skinny by reducing your meal size and or frequency and eating whole foods.

uxcolumbo 6y ago
You might want to have a look at this: Health Concerns About Dairy - by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/health-concerns-about-dairy https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/he...
- partyboat1586 6y ago
  Saturated fat doesn't increase all cause mortality and yes if you are lactose intolerant it's bad for you, maybe even carcinogenic. Also this article is an advertisement for a book "The cheese trap" another pop science, pop nutrition sensation I'm sure. Nutrition was better before everyone and their dog was trying to sell a book, diet plan or health product.
  - uxcolumbo 6y ago
    It's not an advertisement, it's listed in the further reading section. And have you read the book? But hey, I guess you know better than 12,000 physicians.
    - partyboat1586 6y ago
      Physicians don't have time to keep up with the latest science: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532752/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532752/ It's the only book in the further reading section, this is an advertising piece. Why would I read another pop science nutrition book by a physician? I trust a physician to sew my leg back on or treat my obscure rash but nutrition books are a racket, read the source material instead.
      - uxcolumbo 6y ago
        Not sure you can generalize physicians and claim they all have no time to keep up with the latest science. Did you actually look at the fact sheet on that page? It's not just something some physicians pulled out of thin air. And PCRM's team does include experts in nutrition. And your meta study link wasn't really conclusive; yes the association is low but suggesting that more high quality studies are needed. Fact is in modern western societies you don't need dairy products and plant-based milks are less resource intensive compared to diary milk, see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46654042 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46654042 i.e. health isn't the only factor why someone might want to reduce or give up dairy products.

uxcolumbo 6y ago

You might want to have a look at this: Health Concerns About Dairy - by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/health-concerns-about-dairy https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/he...

partyboat1586 6y ago
Saturated fat doesn't increase all cause mortality and yes if you are lactose intolerant it's bad for you, maybe even carcinogenic. Also this article is an advertisement for a book "The cheese trap" another pop science, pop nutrition sensation I'm sure. Nutrition was better before everyone and their dog was trying to sell a book, diet plan or health product.
- uxcolumbo 6y ago
  It's not an advertisement, it's listed in the further reading section. And have you read the book? But hey, I guess you know better than 12,000 physicians.
  - partyboat1586 6y ago
    Physicians don't have time to keep up with the latest science: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532752/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532752/ It's the only book in the further reading section, this is an advertising piece. Why would I read another pop science nutrition book by a physician? I trust a physician to sew my leg back on or treat my obscure rash but nutrition books are a racket, read the source material instead.
    - uxcolumbo 6y ago
      Not sure you can generalize physicians and claim they all have no time to keep up with the latest science. Did you actually look at the fact sheet on that page? It's not just something some physicians pulled out of thin air. And PCRM's team does include experts in nutrition. And your meta study link wasn't really conclusive; yes the association is low but suggesting that more high quality studies are needed. Fact is in modern western societies you don't need dairy products and plant-based milks are less resource intensive compared to diary milk, see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46654042 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46654042 i.e. health isn't the only factor why someone might want to reduce or give up dairy products.