Milk is Racist say experts...

Alizerine said:
I read something years ago that referenced the politics of the dairy lobby and our dependency on milk
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I think I saw something like that too, something about milk production increased during WWII to support military needs, then after the war the dairy industry somehow got the government to promote more milk drinking so their dairy industry wouldn't shrink.
 

Flarbalard said:
I knew two men who died from prostate cancer, both consumed a lot of milk. One of them was a relative, and he went through 2+ gallons a week. Both their doctors were under the impression that the amount of their milk intake had at least exacerbated their illnesses. There seems to be an association at least.
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I was always a chocolate milk junkie. I drank a half gallon a week for about 2 years and then just quit. I got tired of it. Drinking 2 gallons a week of milk is a lot. I remember when I was a kid growing up at home, my mom had milk on the table at each dinner meal.
 
Yes, we were all told that children needed four glasses of milk a day. We had a big glass at every meal and more with snacks. Plus it was whole milk at 165 calories per small 8 ounce glass!
 

If you look at the actual study intentions and not click bait headlines, then I think it is a worthy study.
A historical connection worth research.

Who should fund it is another question - and I'm not sure who is.

But the basic concept that milk production and consumption was pushed onto colonised countries to the detriment of their populations is quite understandable.

Even worse when one looks at the sideline of infant formula and how mothers in places without running water, affordability, sterilising availability etc were dissuaded from breastfeeding, often by ethically very dubious methods, and with disastrous results.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
Why would I read anymore...? Or give a "rip"? Trust me I don't...
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well, reading past clickbait headlines is always a good idea - or not , if you are not interested in the topic.

I am interested in history and effects of changes to countries s o I would find this interesting - but sure, if you are not interested don't read any more.
 
Nathan said:
Most cows only make white milk. :unsure:
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Not so!

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The antics of the dairy industry should not take away the benefits for dairy products for those who can safely consume them. I drink several glasses of milk a day. It has a high quality protein something that nut milks lack. And it has lots of calcium which is good for my aging bones.
 
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gruntlabor said:
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)

Intake of dairy foods and risk of Parkinson disease
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Why not quote the results of the above study? Itā€™s low fat dairy that might be the problem. Apparently, itā€™s not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

Results:​

While total dairy intake was not significantly associated with PD risk in our cohorts, intake of low-fat dairy foods was associated with PD risk. The pooled, multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) comparing people who consumed at least 3 servings of low-fat dairy per day to those who consumed none was 1.34 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01ā€“1.79, p trend = 0.04). This association appeared to be driven by an increased risk of PD associated with skim and low-fat milk (HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.12ā€“1.73, p trend <0.01). Results were similar in women and men (p for heterogeneity >0.05). In the meta-analysis, the pooled relative risk comparing extreme categories of total milk intake was 1.56 (95% CI 1.30ā€“1.88), and the association between total dairy and PD became significant (HR 1.27, 95% CI 1.04ā€“1.55).
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hollydolly said:
Can things get even more ridiculous ...?

A taxpayer-funded project is set to research connections between milk and colonialism, it was revealed yesterday.

Academics at an Oxford museum will research the 'political nature' of milk and its 'colonial legacies'.

One of the experts involved has previously argued that milk is a 'Northern European obsession' that has been imposed on other parts of the world.

Dr Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp said the assumption that milk was a key part of the human diet 'may be understood as a white supremacist one', as many populations outside Europe and North America have high levels of lactose intolerance in adulthood.

The new project, 'Milking it: colonialism, heritage & everyday engagement with dairy', has won funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

The council itself is funded by the Government through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and awards around Ā£110million to researchers at universities and independent organisations.

The milk project will be based at the History of Science Museum in Oxford, which announced it had received funding. The size of the grant has not yet been revealed.

The museum said: 'By focusing on communities intersecting industry, aid and government regulation, the project aims to centre on heritage as a vital framework for understanding how colonial legacies influence contemporary issues and affect people's lives.

'Through milk diaries, archival research and participatory podcasting, it will investigate historical engagement with milk, building networks with consumers and producers in Britain and Kenya.

'The project will question both the imagined and real aspects of milk, revealing the intimate and political nature of this everyday substance.'

Dr Zetterstrom-Sharp, a University College London associate professor at the Institute of Archaeology, and Dr JC Niala, head of research at the History of Science Museum.
Experts asking whether milk is racist in tax-payer funded project
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Ye Gods!! Now I know the world has gone completely and utterly bonkers.
 
hollydolly said:
Did you know Oatmeal is one of the worst things you can eat ...?...so they say
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Not sure who came up with that, but maybe it was an oatmeal hater. I will have to disagree with them.

After having another blood panel that was worse than the previous, I fell down the rabbit hole on the net & was trying to find something to make a difference. I had been trying different supplements & along with exercise, but nothing was working.

I found a study about people who ate oatmeal for 5 out 7 days which showed that their cholesterol had been lowered. This reminded me when my husband & I ate oatmeal for breakfast everyday when we worked & we had no issues.

I started to eat oatmeal for breakfast five days a week for 6 months. My cholesterol went back to normal levels as well other things on my blood panel that was out of wack. My doctor was amazed because the previous panel was bad & she asked what I did. I just said diet & to be honest, I was shocked at the results. I continued that for the next six months & my panel was still good. I will be going back again for another panel soon & I'm hoping for the same results.

And yes, I have milk with mine with a little sugar.
 

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