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I always got chocolate milk at school LeftInTX May 2017 #1
I had one just like her Warpy May 2017 #5
I ate 45 tons of cereal each year as a kid True Dough May 2017 #2
At least you had the good sense to go to 1% brush May 2017 #76
The only people who should be drinking milk are baby cows leftstreet May 2017 #3
Depends on which tribe you come from, as some cultures have been based on dairy for centuries... Hekate May 2017 #9
Yes! And it's a good way for those children to get enough calcium. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #11
Vitamin D doesn't exist in milk. It's added during processing Warpy May 2017 #12
However, 100% grass fed cows do have Vitamin D in their milk womanofthehills May 2017 #79
It's somewhat variable among European populations Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #16
"Lactase persistence" and a lovely map, too. Thank you! Hekate May 2017 #18
That's an interesting map customerserviceguy May 2017 #80
Bingo, you said it so much better than me. I agree 100% about the tribes. The sheep and goat herders Jim Beard May 2017 #129
You are Correct bitterross May 2017 #33
I agree. athena May 2017 #35
It does not have to be - one brand of popular organic milk is a farmer owned cooperative womanofthehills May 2017 #83
"Organic" does not usually mean humane. athena May 2017 #95
Some dairies are different Mosby May 2017 #113
Exactly! KPN May 2017 #101
Definitely. Much of what we learned we should consume because KPN May 2017 #104
Vegans have high rates of nutritional deficiencies. Mosby May 2017 #115
Oh the drama, lol. Doremus May 2017 #131
Guess I didn't read it that way. But you may be right. KPN May 2017 #135
Yes, you and the article are right, for some daily mineral/vitamin values. KPN May 2017 #134
I don't think we have to go fully to any one end point or another. bitterross May 2017 #121
Cool. Me too -- cheese is my biggest downfall, but I also love KPN May 2017 #136
Most of my ancestors were ranchers and dairy people, but I'm done with the milk lobby... hunter May 2017 #45
"... bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast...." mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #47
My grandparents were Armenian Genocide survivors LeftInTX May 2017 #117
It's bread dipped in olive oil in our house. hunter May 2017 #119
Mine did it because store bought butter was a luxury...The bread was a conduit for the butter. LeftInTX May 2017 #120
Luxury was a simple thing then. hunter May 2017 #122
Damn straight. Cows are people to. Doreen May 2017 #78
Lol! I like that! Damn straight! KPN May 2017 #105
True. We don't need milk. KPN May 2017 #102
100% Correct. ciaobaby May 2017 #103
Yup, true indeed. nt Doremus May 2017 #130
Here in NM, many kids are lactose intolerant by their teens Warpy May 2017 #4
YES! I was lactose intolerant by high school, but I didn't know it. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #6
I laughed at this sarah FAILIN May 2017 #70
LOL. I know, it's like nobody even thought about that problem in the past. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #98
His doctors did CT scans and x rays... sarah FAILIN May 2017 #99
Milk is more filling than water as a beverage, and (most) children need a certain No Vested Interest May 2017 #7
There are better ways to get it than saturated fat in dairy Warpy May 2017 #8
Cows who eat 100% fresh grass have high levels of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) womanofthehills May 2017 #82
And butterfat. Warpy May 2017 #87
Fat isn't poison. It's processed foods and added sugar that are bad news n/t kcr May 2017 #92
No melman May 2017 #10
Milk is not poison unless you're lactose intolerant. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #38
Milk is not poison - milk is full of healthful nutrients womanofthehills May 2017 #84
We all believe what we want to believe, and pretty much ignore any facts that disagree. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #111
Evolution engineered milk to put hundreds of pounds on baby calves. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #13
+1 2naSalit May 2017 #27
Got any science? Red Mountain May 2017 #52
Start here Binkie The Clown May 2017 #68
Message deleted by DU the Administrators kcr May 2017 #90
Where's your proof? Or are we to believe you just because you say so? n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #96
Oh, just like human caused global warming? KPN May 2017 #108
Excellent book! KPN May 2017 #107
So elderly people drink the most milk? WinkyDink May 2017 #54
Among elderly people who do drink the most milk, hip fracture rates are higher. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #69
Quack alert kcr May 2017 #91
Whatever. You go your way, I'll follow the data. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #97
Or at least the correlation. LanternWaste May 2017 #132
And we all tend to look only at the data that supports what we want to believe. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #133
Hello - you can CHOOSE milk without sex hormones - womanofthehills May 2017 #85
Not my job to convince anybody of anything. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #89
Don't let enculturation get in the way of truth. KPN May 2017 #109
+1! All of that is absolutely true according to the best science available. KPN May 2017 #106
That same evolution allowed my ancesters to exploit a new food source GulfCoast66 May 2017 #123
Q: Does any adult animal consume the milk of another species as part of its natural diet? Binkie The Clown May 2017 #126
Few of the food we eat lack the potential to harm GulfCoast66 May 2017 #128
I would say no. I was always forced to drink milk at dinner and I hated it! smirkymonkey May 2017 #14
You know that constant toddler snot? Kids who don't get dairy don't have it. LeftyMom May 2017 #15
When my step kids first moved in one of then Codeine May 2017 #28
My Chinese coworker said I smelled like butter and they hate that... I thought it was bettyellen May 2017 #36
The Japanese word for western traders was "batakusai" meaning stinks of butter LeftyMom May 2017 #41
Yeah she told me there was a word for it, but I forgot what it was. She was the rudest person, she bettyellen May 2017 #44
So is butter a thing in Japanese cuisine? Red Mountain May 2017 #56
I think it is rare enough that they can smell it on us, certainly most of Asia except Hindus in bettyellen May 2017 #63
How much of this is diet... Red Mountain May 2017 #65
I think that's sort of inseparable- we are what we consume... bettyellen May 2017 #66
Nah, it's diet. LeftyMom May 2017 #74
Butter is common in Hokkaido spinbaby May 2017 #94
The only way American spies were caught in Europe was eating steak...... Jim Beard May 2017 #72
Answer...... Jim Beard May 2017 #73
I used to run a convenience store Codeine May 2017 #61
The smell would easily last 6-7 hours! bettyellen May 2017 #64
North Vietnamese could smell American soldiers by their body odor LeftInTX May 2017 #118
Interesting Red Mountain May 2017 #53
I was forced to drink it as a kid and I fought it every night Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #17
Same in my family. Codeine May 2017 #26
So did I. I felt traumatized by it. smirkymonkey May 2017 #75
I have it in my coffee every day crazycatlady May 2017 #19
Need. I don't know. But my kid can't drink enough of it. aikoaiko May 2017 #20
Lot of good responses here, on both sides... Wounded Bear May 2017 #21
Considering that most people have some degree of lactose intollerance Calculating May 2017 #22
I think your "most people" needs proven support. WinkyDink May 2017 #55
No. They are better off without dairy. LWolf May 2017 #23
+1 2naSalit May 2017 #29
Well....... Red Mountain May 2017 #58
Yup! KPN May 2017 #110
That is their own decision to make crazycatlady May 2017 #124
I agree. Not sure anyone here is making your diet their business though. Just KPN May 2017 #137
Message deleted by DU the Administrators dumbcat May 2017 #24
The notion that cow milk is a human dietary necessity Codeine May 2017 #25
I also have almond "milk" daily and wonder phylny May 2017 #59
Middle East lunasun May 2017 #67
Millions of kids in East Asia don't seem to need it mainer May 2017 #30
No it's not. But milk isn't healthy. KPN May 2017 #112
Only if they are the kid of a cow. milestogo May 2017 #31
I drink milk just about every day B2G May 2017 #32
Agreed - or in a smoothie!! womanofthehills May 2017 #86
I've always liked Lewis Black's take (NSFW): KeepItReal May 2017 #34
No, water, perhaps juice, or even soy or almond milk, but definitely not soft drinks still_one May 2017 #37
Calcium. WinkyDink May 2017 #39
Leafy greens, seafood, legumes, and fruit. hunter May 2017 #49
Easily found in a bunch of less-revolting foods. nt Codeine May 2017 #60
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I belong to one of the tribes PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #40
this crazycatlady May 2017 #43
Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #50
Have it be optional crazycatlady May 2017 #42
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #46
The Republican school lunch: coke, fries, catsup, and Ding-Dongs struggle4progress May 2017 #48
I love milk (low fat). I've been drinking it for almost 70 years now The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #51
I love all dairy products. MicaelS May 2017 #57
Kids don't have to have liquid milk. Red Mountain May 2017 #62
School lunchlady here Cairycat May 2017 #71
some may, some may not Kali May 2017 #77
My mother did not force me but my grandmother did. Doreen May 2017 #81
When I had school lunches, Jamaal510 May 2017 #93
My mom would send me to school with a bag of her breast milk. bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #100
Is this for real??? LeftInTX May 2017 #116
Interesting thread. Enjoyed it ... and the variety of views expressed. KPN May 2017 #114
Translation: "I don't like milk, so why should anyone else"? brooklynite May 2017 #125
I LOVE milk, cheese, and ice cream. But upon learning the facts, I gave them up... Binkie The Clown May 2017 #127
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