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Your link [1] is about iron deficiency in toddlers, not any other stages of life and that can be misunderstood by reading your comment. It is also about drinkin

Your link [1] is about iron deficiency in toddlers, not any other stages of life and that can be misunderstood by reading your comment. It is also about drinking milk (and more specifically cow's milk) and not about eating "dairy" in general. Your comment talks about "dairy" in general. Every health agency recommmends milk and dairy as one element of a balanced diet. See for example the recommendation by NHS Scotland, mentioned in the article and illustrated here: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/preventing-falls/keeping-well/how-to-eat-well https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/preventing-falls/k...

windexh8er 4y ago
I was clear about what I said: > Yet we know milk consumed today has adverse effects on the body, one being iron anemia at a young age. I personally experienced this in the 80s and, there was unfortunately no scrutiny around dairy at the time. Just so we're clear, I stated "milk" in this sentence and I didn't state it was at all ages - I stated "at a young age". Just because this particular research was about toddlers doesn't negate the fact that the issue exists, and I dealt with it beyond that timeframe. > Every health agency recommmends milk and dairy as one element of a balanced diet. This is untrue - not every health agency does. Canada does not [0] - there are likely others. Because they were not lobbied by the dairy industry and as such it isn't needed or required for humans to live healthy lives [1]. Considering we are the only mammal to drink the milk of another species it's highly unlikely we need it. Milk is for the direct offspring of that mammal and that particular period of their growth. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46964549 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46964549 [1 - PDF] https://switch4good.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Harvard-Milk-and-Health.pdf https://switch4good.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Harvard-M...
- cheese_goddess 4y ago
  We are definitely not the only mammal to drink the milk of other species. Cats and dogs happily do so too, at least the ones where I live. Incidentally, we are, actually, the only animal who drinks the juice of lemons. Maybe we should stop drinking lemon juice, also... in case all the other animals think we're weird and don't invite us to parties, I guess? Or we can just eat and drink foods that are nourishing? Like milk, for example. Milk is the main source of calcium in our diet. > Just because this particular research was about toddlers doesn't negate the fact that the issue exists, and I dealt with it beyond that timeframe. You had some "issue" that you concluded was caused by milk, so milk is bad for everyone? > This is untrue - not every health agency does. Canada does not [0] Oh but it does. Here's Canada's food guide: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ You can see in the picture, on the upper right quadrant, a small pot of a creamy white substance which is most likely yogurt. This page further in the food-guide-canada.ca website recommends it more explicitly: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendations/make-it-a-habit-to-eat-vegetables-fruit-whole-grains-and-protein-foods/eat-protein-foods/ https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendatio... Protein foods are good for you You don’t need to eat large amounts of protein foods to meet your nutritional needs. Try to eat protein foods such as: (...) lower fat dairy products milk yogurt lower sodium cheeses They just recommend eating lower fat, lower sodium varieties. But they do recommend eating dairy products. The BBC article is nothing but clickbait and the Canada Food Guide official who spoke to it is only posturing about fighting the evil dairy industry.

windexh8er 4y ago

I was clear about what I said: > Yet we know milk consumed today has adverse effects on the body, one being iron anemia at a young age. I personally experienced this in the 80s and, there was unfortunately no scrutiny around dairy at the time. Just so we're clear, I stated "milk" in this sentence and I didn't state it was at all ages - I stated "at a young age". Just because this particular research was about toddlers doesn't negate the fact that the issue exists, and I dealt with it beyond that timeframe. > Every health agency recommmends milk and dairy as one element of a balanced diet. This is untrue - not every health agency does. Canada does not [0] - there are likely others. Because they were not lobbied by the dairy industry and as such it isn't needed or required for humans to live healthy lives [1]. Considering we are the only mammal to drink the milk of another species it's highly unlikely we need it. Milk is for the direct offspring of that mammal and that particular period of their growth. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46964549 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46964549 [1 - PDF] https://switch4good.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Harvard-Milk-and-Health.pdf https://switch4good.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Harvard-M...

cheese_goddess 4y ago
We are definitely not the only mammal to drink the milk of other species. Cats and dogs happily do so too, at least the ones where I live. Incidentally, we are, actually, the only animal who drinks the juice of lemons. Maybe we should stop drinking lemon juice, also... in case all the other animals think we're weird and don't invite us to parties, I guess? Or we can just eat and drink foods that are nourishing? Like milk, for example. Milk is the main source of calcium in our diet. > Just because this particular research was about toddlers doesn't negate the fact that the issue exists, and I dealt with it beyond that timeframe. You had some "issue" that you concluded was caused by milk, so milk is bad for everyone? > This is untrue - not every health agency does. Canada does not [0] Oh but it does. Here's Canada's food guide: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ You can see in the picture, on the upper right quadrant, a small pot of a creamy white substance which is most likely yogurt. This page further in the food-guide-canada.ca website recommends it more explicitly: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendations/make-it-a-habit-to-eat-vegetables-fruit-whole-grains-and-protein-foods/eat-protein-foods/ https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendatio... Protein foods are good for you You don’t need to eat large amounts of protein foods to meet your nutritional needs. Try to eat protein foods such as: (...) lower fat dairy products milk yogurt lower sodium cheeses They just recommend eating lower fat, lower sodium varieties. But they do recommend eating dairy products. The BBC article is nothing but clickbait and the Canada Food Guide official who spoke to it is only posturing about fighting the evil dairy industry.