markusgoneawry said:
This is a stupid argument. No other species has the capability to procure another animal's milk. No other species chops up another animal and BBQ's them either. No other species smokes weed either. No other species farms fruits and vegetables either.
Are you suggesting that we as humans need to justify what we eat drink and do by comparing them to what other species do?
Hey, I wasn't using that as an argument, exactly.. just sayin', bro.
But if I WERE to argue why milk sucks, I'd lay down a few things:
- milk contains proteins too complex for a human to digest, simply because it's made for a calf that has four stomachs will grow at a rate of hundreds of pounds in just months.. it's no wonder around 50% of the human population CANNOT digest lactose (lactose intolerant)
- cow’s milk is the number one cause of food allergies among infants and children, according to the American Gastroenterological Association
- dairy cattle rarely graze on grass any more, but instead are fed chemically engineered feeds, sometimes sawdust and other fun things like other cows (mad cow disease anyone?)
- dairy cows are pumped full of hormones to keep them artificially inseminated
- antibiotics are thrown in the mix constantly because of the high infection rate among [modern] dairy cows
- 90% of dairy cows contract an udder infection, often resulting in milk contaminated with pus and blood
- a harvard study showed that milk provided no protection against broken bones
- studies show milk creates an increased risk of prostate and ovarian cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease
- the osteoperosis it claims to fight actually is at an increased risk when consuming milk.
- each cow raised by the dairy industry drinks as much as 50 gallons of water per day. along with chickens, pigs, and other animals raised for food, cows are the primary consumers of half the water in the U.S
- T. Colin Campbell, professor of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University, said, “The association between the intake of animal protein and fracture rates appears to be as strong as that between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.”
- cows suffer
so, you guys can continue living in a fantasy world, but remember this:
although American women consume tremendous amounts of calcium, their rates of osteoporosis are among the highest in the world. conversely, Chinese women consume half the calcium (all of it from plant sources) and have scant incidence of the bone disease.
All that milk MUST be working! For me, I'll stick to almond, rice, and soy milks for my cereal..