Dairy industry unites to push milk propaganda

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Originally published November 13 2006
Dairy industry unites to push milk propaganda
(NewsTarget) The dairy industry recently formed a Global Dairy Forum to help
coordinate dairy research and promote the image of milk products in light of
a growing anti-dairy movement that has targeted the industry for its
products' negative health effects.
At the recent International Dairy Federation summit, the Global Dairy Forum
was charged with boosting the image of milk since sales have slowed
following anti-dairy campaigns that linked the drink to diseases and
disorders.

The Forum includes dairy firms such as Arla Foods, Campina, Fonterra and
Dairy Farmers of America, and is headed by Tesco, the UK's largest
supermarket chain. Tesco has agreed to get behind a campaign to help educate
British consumers about the healthy benefits of drinking milk.

The Global Dairy Forum will launch campaigns to increase the presence of
milk and dairy products in schools, as well as encourage women drink more
milk to boost their consumption of calcium.

According to Tesco senior dairy buyer Alain Guilpain, more than 90 percent
of consumers are unaware of the fat content of milk, and half of those
surveyed in a recent study by the Milk Development Council overestimated the
fat content by more than six times.

"By getting the right information out there, we can dispel these
misconceptions and alert a new generation of drinkers to milk's unique
health properties," Guilpain said.

However, milk opponents claim the dairy industry's new forum will push
misleading milk information on the public, possibly exacerbating health
problems for many consumers.

According to consumer advocate Mike Adams, milk consumption is linked with
constipation, sinusitis, digestive disorders and heart disease.

"The dairy industry is working hard to convince humans that a beverage that
is nutritionally formulated for baby cows should be routinely consumed by
adult human beings," Adams said. "This requires a lot of marketing dollars
and a continued campaign of propaganda."

The dairy industry says milk is a key dietary source of calcium, which can
help prevent brittle bones. A survey last year revealed that 70 to 80
percent of British children 11 to 18 years old consumed less than their RDA
of calcium.

"Jan Drew" wrote in message
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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of saturated
fats.

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating these
foods.

The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

Jeff

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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of saturated
fats.

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating these
foods.

The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

However, the cow haters will leave out the benefits.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

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Wrong.

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Jeff

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Dishonest Mark.

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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of
saturated fats.

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating
these foods.

Ever hear of lactose intollerance. (Millions have it and don't know it.)
Ever hear of fungal infections fed by milk products?
Millions have it and don't know it.

And that is in the U.S.A alone.

Drinking milk is a western culture syndrome, not a natural.



The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

So, we have another double decade, out of touch, low fat advocate
BUT, Milk is right up there with the other "artificial" foods, Big Macs,
Whoppers, KFC, and French Fries .


Jeff

Jeff wrote:
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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of saturated
fats.

The calcium in pasteurized milk is much less absorbable than in raw
milk becuase the enzyme phospatase has been neautralized. Phosphatase
is required for optimum calcium utilization.

http://www.westonaprice.org/transition/dairy.html
"Complete destruction of phosphatase is one method of testing to see if
milk has been adequately pasteurized. Phosphatase is essential for the
absorption of calcium."

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating these
foods.

Agreed. Under that logic, apples are strictly designed to make baby
apple trees.

The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

I'll agree, with stipulations. If all data on all food were clear cut,
I would agree 100%, however, there are companies and individuals who
have a conflict of interest when it comes to providing such data. The
discussion I've been in regarding aspartame is a perfect example.
NutraSweet would have one believe there is no data to support negative
health implications associated with its product. Obviously that's
completely false, as I have shown evidence to the contrary. What
consumers *NEED* are real facts from unbiased sources. It is sad that
such is often not the case in this world.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

Completely disagree. Low fat milk usually has powdered milk added back
to it to thicken it up. That powdered milk contains oxidized
cholesterol and rancid fats, both produced by the powdering process
which usually involves high heat and or pressure. The process of
homogenization also renders the fat more suseptible to rancidification,
since it breaks apart the fat globules and unnaturally exposes them to
more oxygen. It's those types of cholesterol and fat that causes heart
disease, not the natural, unadulterated fats found in raw milk from
grass fed animals.

Whole fat raw milk from grass fed cows is full of fat soluble vitamins
as well as nutrients not found in milk from grain fed cows, like the
Wulzen anti-stiffness factor and Dr. Price's Activator X.

http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnut...minprimer.html
"Activator X or the Price Factor: Discovered by Weston Price, this
fat-soluble nutrient is a potent catalyst to mineral absorption. It is
found in certain fatty parts of animals that feed on young green
growing plants or microorganisms, such as organ meats, fish and
shellfish, fish eggs and butter from cows eating rapidly growing green
grass of spring and fall pasturage. Largely absent today, the Price
Factor was present in all traditional diets."

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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of
saturated fats.

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating
these foods.

Ever hear of lactose intollerance. (Millions have it and don't know it.)
Ever hear of fungal infections fed by milk products?
Millions have it and don't know it.

And that is in the U.S.A alone.

Drinking milk is a western culture syndrome, not a natural.



The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

So, we have another double decade, out of touch, low fat advocate
BUT, Milk is right up there with the other "artificial" foods, Big Macs,
Whoppers, KFC, and French Fries .


Jeff


I really wish you'd differentiate between healthy and non-healthy milk.
I really don't want to get in to this again:
http://tinyurl.com/yeznyf

Max.

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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a
good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of
saturated fats.

My favorite line is saying that milk is formulated for calves. It is
not
like oranges, apples, wheat or anything else was formulated as a
healthy
food for humans. Drinking milk is no more or less natural than eating
these foods.

Ever hear of lactose intollerance. (Millions have it and don't know it.)
Ever hear of fungal infections fed by milk products?
Millions have it and don't know it.

And that is in the U.S.A alone.

Drinking milk is a western culture syndrome, not a natural.



The bottom line is that it is up to consumers to learn about the
benefits
and drawbacks of any food.

Compared to the risks of eating Big Macs, Whoppers, KFC, and Freedom
Fries
(known as French Fries before the Iraq War), milk is a relatively
healthy
food, especially low-fat milk.

So, we have another double decade, out of touch, low fat advocate
BUT, Milk is right up there with the other "artificial" foods, Big Macs,
Whoppers, KFC, and French Fries .


Jeff


I really wish you'd differentiate between healthy and non-healthy milk.
I really don't want to get in to this again:
http://tinyurl.com/yeznyf

Max.


Your definition of "milk" has nothing to do with what people are referring
to, specially when "low-fat" milk is stated.
Your "milk" is an ENTIRELY different product, no matter whether you own
stock in some raw, grass fed, farm OR are just TOTALLY obsessed.
In any case, high milk intake, especially cow's milk, is a new thing and
primarily Western culture, whether you like it or not.

Big Mac, Whoppers, KFC, French fries were mentioned.

Actually, skipping the brand versions, a hamburger sandwich or deep fried
chicken or French fries done with the right meat, bread and oils can be one
of the very best meals one can put together, not a steady diet, but great.

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Dairy does have some good and bad qualities, like any food. It is a good
source of protein and calcium, for example. It is also a source of
saturated
fats.

The calcium in pasteurized milk is much less absorbable than in raw
milk becuase the enzyme phospatase has been neautralized. Phosphatase
is required for optimum calcium utilization.



And goat's milk is even better, so?