Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Increased milk production due to BGH will be more than offset by costs of the hormone and extra cattle feed, by currently unrecognized costs due to infertility, mastitis, other cattle diseases and their treatment, and by decreased milk consumption reflecting well-based consumer concerns. These broadly based societal costs are not balanced by profits to the BGH manufacturing industries, Monsanto, American Cyanamid, Upjohn Co., and Elanco in conjunction with Dow Chemical Co., from anticipated sales of $500 million in 1991. | | To put this into perspective, an oral dose of 2 mg/kg in a 10 kg infant equates to a milk consumption of 5 metric tons of milk per day using a milk IGF-1 concentration of 4 ng/ml. The NIH Consensus panel reviewed at length the data in the Science paper and concluded that these data do not support the hypothesis that IGF-1 has systemic activity when given by the oral route.
6. Epstein is correct. In fact, the bovine and human IGF-1 molecules are identical. | | But with an annual growth rate of 23% in an era when overall milk consumption is dropping by 8% a year, organic milk has made the nation's $10.2 billion-a-year dairy industry take notice." Moreover, the further growth of this market is now only being held back by the shortage of supplies.
Organic milk is now being sold by large companies and grocery chains. |
Byron J. Richards
See book keywords and concepts |  Many Americans don't have the family heritage that supports this much milk consumption. There is also the issue of milk quality. Cows stimulated to produce milk with synthetic bovine growth hormone require constant antibiotics to control their poor health. Typically, such animals are not allowed to freely graze on grass, instead eating moldy corn. If you like milk, buy organic milk from well-treated cows. Keep in mind not all "organic" milk is produced in a quality manner. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Cow's milk consumption was determined to be the cause of constipation in roughly two thirds of children with constipation, according to studies published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Presumably, the same holds for adults as well.
Other Recommendations
If you have been using stimulant laxatives, even natural ones, such as senna or Cascara sagrada, you will need to "retrain" your bowels to get them to function normally without them. Here is the program that we recommend for reestablishing bowel regularity. It usually takes four to six weeks. | | Americans' milk consumption rises for the first time in twenty-five years.
NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
The basic composition of milk is 87.4 percent water and 12.6 percent milk solids. In whole milk, the solids portion is made up of 3.7 percent fat and 8.9 percent nonfat milk solids. The nonfat milk solids contain protein (3.4 percent), lactose (4.8 percent), and minerals (0.7 per-
TABLE 17.2
Nutritional Components of a I -Cup (8-Ounce) Serving of Milk
Protein Fat Carbohydrate Calories (grams) (grams) (grams)
Whole milk
146
8.0
7.9
11.5
2% milk
122
8.0
4.8
11.5
1 % milk
102
8.0
2. | | Cow's milk consumption was determined to be the cause of constipation in roughly two thirds of children with constipation, according to studies published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Milk and dairy products seem to be related to type 1 and type 2 diabetes (see above). Presumably, the same significance regarding constipation and diabetes holds true for adults.
Finally, milk intake does not appear to change the risk of fracture due to osteoporosis. Because of this, milk should not be the only source of calcium in the diet. |
Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan
See book keywords and concepts |  We called for an end to recommendations that push milk consumption on children and said that parents should have good information in order to decide what to feed their children.
The event proved controversial. Most major newspapers and broadcast channels covered the story. The American Medical Association (AMA) sharply criticized Dr. Spock and me for casting doubt on the heakhful-ness of dairy products. Research teams trying to replicate these findings got mixed results, with some coming up empty-handed. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Recent research also suggests a possible link berween milk consumption in infancy and an increased risk of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes.66
Lifestyle changes that may be helpful
Most people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.67 Excess abdominal weight does not stop insulin formation,68 but it does make the body less sensitive to insulin.69 Excess weight can even make healthy people pre-diabetic.70 Weight loss (page 446) reverses this problem.71 In most studies, type 2 diabetes has improved with weight loss. |
Michael T. Murray
See book keywords and concepts |  Interestingly, vitamin D fortification in cow's milk may offset some of the milk's "diabetogenic" effect—but not by much, as the level shown to be protective was about 2000 IU per day, much higher than the amount typically ingested from vitamin D—fortified milk consumption.
In the most extensive of studies looking at vitamin D and type 1 diabetes, all pregnant women in northern Finland who were due to give birth in 1966 were enrolled (more than 12,000 women) and their children were monitored until December 1997. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Milk is one of the most common food allergens, and population studies show that the higher the milk consumption, the greater the likelihood of PUD. Milk, as well as coffee, significantly increases stomach acid production. Both should be avoided by individuals with PUD.
A high-fiber diet is associated with a reduced rate of PUD, as compared with a low-fiber diet, by decreasing prolonged stomach acidity. Fiber supplements (e.g., pectin, guar gum, oat bran, and psyllium) have been shown to produce beneficial effects as well. | | Even for people who do tolerate dairy foods, milk consumption should be limited to no more than one or two servings per day. Although dairy foods are rich in protein and calcium, they are also high in fat and calories, lacking the wide nutrient spectrum of foods in the categories previously discussed. Dairy foods can also contain accumulations of agricultural chemicals and hormones if not organically produced. Use organic, nonfat, or reduced-fat dairy products over whole-milk varieties whenever possible. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
See book keywords and concepts |  A yearlong school milk research program that began in the fall of 2001 examines how improved packaging, additional flavors, coolers with merchandising and better temperature regulation can affect fluid milk consumption and kids' attitudes toward milk both in and out of school. The study concludes at the end of the 2001-02 school year. Also, dairy producers and processors worked together to conduct a five-month vending study in middle and high schools in five major U.S. markets. | | Cow's milk consumption by children zero to fourteen years of age in twelve countries27 shows an almost perfect correlation with Type 1 diabetes.28 The greater the consumption of cow's milk, the greater the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes. In Finland, Type 1 diabetes is thirty-six times more common than in Japan.29 Large amounts of cow's milk products are consumed in Finland but very little is consumed in Japan.27
CHART 9. |
Michael T. Murray
See book keywords and concepts | | Even for people who do tolerate dairy foods, milk consumption should be limited to no more than one or two servings per day. Use nonfat or reduced-fat dairy products over whole-milk varieties. Also, fermented dairy products such as yogurt, kefir, and acidophilus-fortified milk are preferred over regular milk. If you haven't tried some of the soy milk alternatives to cow's milk, they are delicious, especially the flavored varieties such as vanilla and chocolate. One serving equals 1 cup of milk, yogurt, or cottage cheese or 1 ounce of hard cheese. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
See book keywords and concepts | | Cow's milk consumption by children zero to fourteen years of age in twelve countries27 shows an almost perfect correlation with Type 1 diabetes.28 The greater the consumption of cow's milk, the greater the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes. In Finland, Type 1 diabetes is thirty-six times more common than in Japan.29 Large amounts of cow's milk products are consumed in Finland but very little is consumed in Japan.27
CHART 9. | | One has shown that cow's milk consumption increases the risk of Type 1 diabetes five- to sixfold,36 while the second35 tells us that cow's milk increases the development of at least another three to four antibodies in addition to those presented previously (p. 190). In a separate study antibodies to beta-casein, another cow's milk protein, were significantly elevated in bottle-fed infants compared to breast-fed infants; children with Type 1 diabetes also had higher levels of these antibodies. | | In contrast, there are a total of five statistically significant studies and all five showed the same result: early cow's milk consumption is associated with increased risk of Type 1 diabetes. There is only one chance in sixty-four that this was a random or chance result.
There are many, many reasons, some seen and some unseen, why an experiment would find no statistically significant relationship between two factors, even when a relationship really exists. Perhaps the study didn't include enough people, and statistical certainty was unattainable. | | In this same review,38 the authors summarized additional studies that indirectly compared breast-feeding practices associated with cow's milk consumption and Type 1 diabetes. This compilation involved fifty-two possible comparisons, twenty of which were statistically significant. Of these twenty significant findings, nineteen favored an association of cow's milk with disease, and only one did not. Again the odds heavily favored the hypothesized association, something that the authors failed to note. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Mike Adams: Can you give a brief summary of -- you've mentioned a few here, diabetes and acne, heart disease is mentioned in your book quite prominently -- but what other chronic diseases are, say, aggravated or even caused by chronic milk consumption?
Robert Cohen: Well, you know, that's an interesting question. Let's look at the Big Five -- in America, the number one killer is heart disease, and then we've got osteoporosis and cancer, and diabetes and asthma. We look at nations where they drink milk, we find these diseases are common. |
Patrick Holford
See book keywords and concepts |  The answer certainly isn't a lack of calcium, since milk consumption is exceedingly high in both the United States and the United Kingdom, where osteoporosis is endemic. It may be too much dietary protein.
Protein-rich foods are acid-forming. The body cannot tolerate substantial changes in acid level in the blood and neutralizes this effect through two main alkaline agents—sodium and calcium. When the body's reserves of sodium are used up, calcium is taken from the bones. Therefore, the more protein you eat, the more calcium you need. |
Walter Last
See book keywords and concepts |  Studies now link milk consumption to breast and prostate cancer.
The problem appears to be a special protein called insulin-like growth factor, IGF-1. This stimulates hormone-related division of cells and especially stimulates breast tissue to grow during puberty and pregnancy; it also affects the prostate gland. Clinical studies showed that higher levels of circulating IGF-1 in the blood were not only a strong risk factor for women to develop breast cancer, but also for men to develop prostate cancer. However, IGF-1 levels were not elevated with benign conditions. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Mike: milk consumption.
Robert Cohen: Let's play some more trivia with you, Mike. We know breast cancer -- what country has the highest rate of heart disease?
Mike Adams: Well, I'm still thinking the United States.
Robert Cohen: Nope! Denmark, Norway, Holland and Sweden -- you're going to get it sooner or later! Bone disease, heart disease, breast cancer -- see where are we going with this? --highest rates of dairy consumption. We're seeing absolute correlations between these diseases and dairy consumption, and I can give you the reason. |
Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
See book keywords and concepts |  As soft drink consumption rises, milk consumption falls. Children today consume twice as much soda as milk, the reverse of twenty years ago.
At least 75 percent of teenage children have soft drinks every day. In late 2002, scientists reported that more than half of the average child's calorie intake now comes from sodas, juices, and high-calorie drinks. Children who consume more soft drinks take in more calories overall, are less likely to eat fruit, and have increased risk for obesity. | | Whether such a program merits expansion (is sufficiently cost-effective) depends on many factors including the long-term maintenance of the changes, the effects of this change in milk consumption on health, spillover effects to other health behaviors, and, of course, what the cost and benefits are to alternative programs. Evaluation of matters such as these must be built into any new initiatives.
While evaluation and cost-effectiveness seem like obvious priorities, they are typically left behind when new programs begin. |
Marion Nestle
See book keywords and concepts |  William Keene:
Even after almost 100 years of effort, medical and public health experts have been unable to eliminate raw milk consumption. Raw milk has been and continues to be a staple in the epidemiological literature, linked to a long list of diseases.. .. There is no mystery about why raw milk is a common vehicle for salmonellosis and other enteric infections; after all, dairy milk is essentially a suspension of fecal and other microorganisms in a nutrient broth. Without pasteurization or other processing to kill pathogens, consumption of raw milk is a high-risk behavior.36
Dr. |
Neal Barnard, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Galactose can enter the lens of the eye, which may be why there is a strong epidemiologic correlation between milk consumption and cataracts. Its effect on the ovaries is worrisome, given that ovarian cancer is often aggressive, and is a matter of ongoing research. milk consumption is also linked with higher breast cancer risk, presumably due to growth factors in milk.17
The sugar in milk is not its only problem. Some people are sensitive to milk proteins, which can cause diarrhea and vomiting, in addition to more typical allergic symptoms, such as a runny nose, skin conditions, or asthma. |
Dr. Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts |  Those countries with the greatest per capita milk consumption tend to show higher declines in female fertility with aging compared to countries consuming less milk.
D. W. Cramer et al., "Adult Hypoclasia, milk consumption, and Age-Specific Fertility," American Journal of Epidemiology 139, no. 3 (1994): 282-89.
Vitamin B12 therapy may help normalize reproductive function.
J. S. Sanfill ippo and Y. K. Liu, "Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Infertility: Report of a Case," International Journal of Fertility^, no. 1 (1991): 36-38. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Regular milk consumption doubles the risk. Both should be avoided.
Alcohol decreases the body's ability to produce testosterone and may cause the hormonal equivalent of menopause in men. It should be consumed in moderation or avoided altogether.
Muscles
Ordinarily, a muscle contracts when it is used, then stretches out when the motion is completed. If a muscle contracts without stretching out again, the pain of a muscle cramp is often the result. Cramping is often caused by an imbalance in the body's electrolytes— minerals such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium—or a vitamin-E deficiency. |
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