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Milk is the substance produced from the mammary glands of mammals, intended for the nutrition of young mammals. Humans, not content with the milk their own species produces, are known to sometimes consume the milk of other animals, mainly from cows, yaks, camels, and goats. Since its purpose is to provide the nutrients necessary for young mammals to grow, milk in general has many fats, proteins, and the vitamins and minerals necessary for young mammals to thrive and grow.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Cow's milk
* 2 Promotion of milk
* 3 Raw milk
* 3.1 The terrible price of pasteurization
* 4 Autism
* 5 See also
* 6 Don't see also
* 7 External links
* 8 References

## Cow's milk[edit]

See the main article on this topic: Lactase persistence

Cow's milk is consumed by humans, and contains a number of vitamins and all of the minerals considered essential for the human diet.[1]

## Promotion of milk[edit]

Milk is heavily promoted in the United States, by both the milk lobby and the government. For example, schools participating in the National School Lunch Act are required to provide milk with their meals,[2] and a nationwide commercial campaign featuring the slogan "Got milk?" was funded by the California Milk Processor Board.[3] The claim that milk makes for strong bones and reduces fractures has been criticized. Walter Willett, MD, PhD, professor of epidemiology and head of the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, claims that there is no evidence that milk consumption reduces risk of fracture, and that countries where little milk is consumed have low rates of fractures.[4] Peter Jaret, a pediatrician, gives an impassioned argument about owning up to milk being a lot less good for you than we think it is.[5]

A 20-year long epidemiology study of 60,000 Swedish women found that those who drank the most milk had almost a 2-times increased death rate vs. the lightest drinkers. Women who drank the most milk were slightly more likely to die from cancer or to break a hip (but overall fractures were comparable). Evidence suggested that the sugar D-galactose (which is metabolized from the lactose in milk) may be the culprit. In mice, D-galactose causes "chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and rapid aging".[6]

## Raw milk[edit]

See the main article on this topic: Raw milk movement

Raw milk is unpasteurized milk, which is to say milk that has not undergone the process of swift heating and cooling meant to reduce microbes in milk and other products. Critics of the pasteurization process say that it destroys nutrients present in the milk, and indeed 10-30% of the vitamins C and B1 present in milk are destroyed during pasteurization.[7][1] However, raw milk has been linked to a number of outbreaks of illness.[7] Out of all self-reported cases of dairy-associated outbreaks between 1998 and 2011, 79% involved raw milk.[8] Advocate claims that the cows' udders could be washed with antiseptic prior to milking was countered by the claim that bacteria were also present inside the udder.[7]

### The terrible price of pasteurization[edit]

See the main article on this topic: Louis Pasteur

This is what we have to lose.

There is more to raw milk than the risk of disease and trivial nutritional benefits. Certain cheeses, when made with pasteurized milk, can come out radically different. One example would be St. Nectaire. Normally, St. Nectaire cheese, produced in the Auvergne region of France, has a grey moldy crust, and is delicious.[citation NOT needed] However, when created with pasteurized milk, St. Nectaire has a white, smoother, crust, and while palatable, has a markedly different taste.[9] In addition, the FDA recommends against the consumption of unpasteurized cheeses such as brie and camembert[10] and has halted the import of a number of cheeses that did not meet their bacteria standards,[11][12] and requires certain cheeses to be aged for a minimum period before importation is allowed.[13]

## Autism[edit]

PETA launched a facepalm-inducing campaign linking the consumption of milk to autism. The problem is that there is zero evidence for such a link. They were (rightfully) called out on it by several news outlets, websites and, of course, by people on Twitter.[14][15][16]

## See also[edit]

* Bait-and-switch (a.k.a. "milk before meat")
* Bovine growth hormone
* Fun:Cheese
* Night Milk
* Milky Way

## Don't see also[edit]

* Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher.

## External links[edit]

* Raw Milk Questions and Answers
* Why Raw Milk is Bad for You
* The Dairy Science and Technology eBook

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Dairy Science and Technology eBook, Dairy Chemistry and Physics, Professor H. Douglas Goff, University of Guelph, Canada Retrieved September 26, 2014
2. ↑ National School Lunch Act, Gordon W. Gunderson, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Retrieved September 26, 2014
3. ↑ got milk? Douglas B. Holt, L'Oreal Professor of Marketing, Advertising Educational Foundation Retrieved September 26, 2014
4. ↑ The Pros and Cons of Milk and Dairy, Peter Jaret, webmd.com Retrieved September 26, 2014
5. ↑ The Milk-Industrial Complex by Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS
6. ↑ Heavy milk drinking may double women’s mortality rates
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Why Raw Milk Should Be Avoided, Stephen Barret, M.D. quackwatch.org Retrieved September 26, 2014
8. ↑ Raw Milk Questions and Answers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Retrieved September 26, 2014
9. ↑ Décret du 30 mars 2007 modifié relatif à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Saint-Nectaire » Institut nationale de l'origine et de la qualité Retrieved September 26, 2014
10. ↑ The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk US Food and Drug Administration Retrieved September 26, 2014]
11. ↑ FDA restrictions keeping some great cheeses out of stores, Janet Fletcher LA Times Retrieved September 26, 2014
12. ↑ Import Alert 12-10 US Food and Drug Administration Retrieved September 26, 2014
13. ↑ [1] FEDERAL REGULATION OF RAW MILK CHEESE Obianuju Nsofor, PhD Dairy and Egg Branch Office of Food Safety Food and Drug Administration American Cheese Society Retrieved September 26, 2014
14. ↑ Got Credibility? Then You’re Not PETA Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine Retrieved September 26, 2014
15. ↑ Autism link: Outrage as PETA declares war on milk Rose Powell, The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved September 26, 2014
16. ↑ PETA Embraces Autism Pseudoscience Steven Novella, Science-Based Medicine Retrieved September 26, 2014

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