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regular or organic milk?
I googled on this topic but the results are all from several years ago.
I was wondering if you use regular milk or organic milk for your kids and why. Thanks. |
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dragon wrote:
wrote: I googled on this topic but the results are all from several years ago. I was wondering if you use regular milk or organic milk for your kids and why. Thanks. Neither. I don't personally believe humans should ingest cow's milk. And, because both DH and I both have sensitivites to it, we've avoided giving it to our son. However, if I were to offer cow's milk to my kid, it would most *definately* be organic. I don't want all the chemicals and hormones they use in corporate dairy farms going into my child. dragon Hot topic. I've heard all sorts of claims. Who knows what's true. Among the (sometimes tin foil conspiracy) theories: Hormones in milk have actually affected the menstrual onset age of girls. It's decreased in the past decades from 15 to 10. Hormones in milk have created taller kids. Perhaps this is a good thing. Any milk consumption at all depletes calcium. Then there are the mostly believable but unfacable claims that factory agriculture is cruel to animals. Organic agriculture is supposedly better. I kind of figure our food choices will be regarded the same way we regard daily breakfast of eggs, bacon, and sausage. That is, our kids will probably be thinking "They put THAT on the food pyramid??" Most of the organizations have an agenda and are agressive in promoting it. So wild studies are often quoted as fact. To make a long story short, I use normal 2% dairy shelf milk. I'd probably change if I knew for a fact that organic dairy is more cow-friendly. For the rest of the personal health issues, I think I'd be more likely developing an ulcer worrying about it than jeopardizing my health by consumption of the milk. |
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In article , Steve
wrote: Hormones in milk have actually affected the menstrual onset age of girls. It's decreased in the past decades from 15 to 10. What I've read recently says that's actually a myth. The appearance of secondary sexual characteristics HAS gotten a bit lower, but the actual onset of menarche is about the same as it's been for over 50 years. (No, I can't find the citation, but it was an interesting and credible source.) The only thing I have found some substantial support for is that cows fed BGH have a higher incidence of udder infections, and so receive more antibiotics. While the BGH does not get into the milk, the antibiotics do, and I suspect thats not a Good Thing: we are breeding really strong bacteria! -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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wrote in message oups.com... I googled on this topic but the results are all from several years ago. I was wondering if you use regular milk or organic milk for your kids and why. Regular, because it's cheaper. JennP. |
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dragonlady wrote: In article .com, wrote: I googled on this topic but the results are all from several years ago. I was wondering if you use regular milk or organic milk for your kids and why. Thanks. I use regular, but make sure it's BGH free. That way they use far fewer antibiotics. OP here. How do you make sure it's BGH free if it's regular milk? Are the sellers required to declare that it's BGH free or otherwise on the milk cartons? Thanks. |
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