Most of What You Think You Know About Milk Is Probably Dairy Industry Lies

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Aahhh, Alternet again...

taking a small point and making it huge, with few facts to make its case.

Of course there is a lot of lactose intolerance, which can be easily dealt with with lactose-free dairy, or no dairy at all if you have that problem.

For the rest of us, though, our ancestors have been drinking milk in various forms for eons and there's no medical reason to stop. Even for the lactose intolerant, there's plenty of lactose free dairy out there. And low-fat, too.

Are dairy cows mistreated? Sure, like most animals in modern agriculture, but that's a separate issue.

Drug companies foisting another questionable cure upon us? No doubt, but still a separate issue.

The writer didn't bother about the problems with impurities, but if we're still worried about that strontium-90 that might be left out there, there's always organic milk.

Myself, I shall now make a large jug of hot chocolate, microwaved milk being a large part of it, to get me through the night. And, after a lifetime of milk-drinking, I am now looking forward to entering my 70's with milkshakes as a remaining pleasure.