Humans are not designed to drink cows milk

determinedbutlazy

a lady named bcattoes proved me wrong on this once before in a thread a long long time ago. cats drink milk lol

cats drink other animals milk? by choice? try again

...Have you ever tried to MAKE a cat do anything it doesn't want to do?

"Here, kitty, drink the milk!"

-cat f*cks off-

"...Well"

_Countryboy_

I can haz a steak please?

CookNLift

We are the only species that willingly drinks milk from another species and after infancy.

I agree with what you're trying to do. But the key word to what they said was "after" infancy.

dirty_dirty_eater

Once again, you have managed to peg my "inane/silly **** people say on the Internet" meter. Thank you for continuing to lower my expectations.

tmpecus78

Some people are allergic to peanuts. Some people can't eat strawberries. Just because a few people have allergies/digestive issues doesn't mean that it's unacceptable for the rest of society to consume and enjoy those foods. Your argument is invalid.

I do believe in promoting responsible animal care and treatment. However, I am not going to give up dairy, meat, etc because someone showed a sad picture of a cow on the internet. A cow is an animal. I am a human. I have no issues having dominion over animals.

please show me where I stated it's "unacceptable for society or anyone for that matter to consume milk?"

tmpecus78

a lady named bcattoes proved me wrong on this once before in a thread a long long time ago. cats drink milk lol

cats drink other animals milk? by choice? try again

...Have you ever tried to MAKE a cat do anything it doesn't want to do?

"Here, kitty, drink the milk!"

-cat f*cks off-

"...Well"

cats are worthless. end of story

acogg

I can haz a steak please?

She is my lunch today!

suv_hater

When you consume a milk or dairy product, you really have no certainty as to how it was raised.

eric_sg61

Human also weren't designed to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements.

tmpecus78

We are the only species that willingly drinks milk from another species and after infancy.

You failed to miss the point. Those animals were supplied to those youngin' simply to feed them. It wasn't there choice. "hey maybe I'll nurse on the golden retriever."

ninerbuff

a lady named bcattoes proved me wrong on this once before in a thread a long long time ago. cats drink milk lol

cats drink other animals milk? by choice? try again

Well if you put down a bowl of cow milk and a bowl of water, I would bet the cat chooses the milk. That's what I've observed upon "testing".

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tmpecus78

Human also weren't designed to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements.

lolz

BeachIron

We are the only species that willingly drinks milk from another species and after infancy.

You failed to miss the point. Those animals were supplied to those youngin' simply to feed them. It wasn't there choice. "hey maybe I'll nurse on the golden retriever."

In, for more flawed logic

UsedToBeHusky

We are the only species that willingly drinks milk from another species and after infancy.

You failed to miss the point. Those animals were supplied to those youngin' simply to feed them. It wasn't there choice. "hey maybe I'll nurse on the golden retriever."

You missed the point... they didn't reject it either as you are suggesting.

ndj1979

In what way are humans "designed" to drink almond milk?

because its from almonds...dugh! LOL

I am waiting for the cauliflower milk craze to begin...

acogg

My dog loves her morning milk, she is 12 years old. She also loves her cheese.

ninerbuff

When you consume a milk or dairy product, you really have no certainty as to how it was raised.

In reality, people who do consume it probably don't care. Supply and demand doesn't apply to ethnics on animal treatment.

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aloranger7708

Humans are not designed to drink cows milk, I totally agree. Thats how I don't understand why everyone freaks out saying, "I'm lactose intolerant!" Well duh, everyone is because we're not meant to have milk past childhood. Our bodies aren't designed for it.

dirty_dirty_eater

I'd also like to point out that a cow is someone's cow, not "someone's" mother, because that would make a calf "someone." Calves are not "someone," they are someone's animals.

TheDoctorDana

Thanks OP for pushing your views on the rest of us. How about next time start a topic on how humans are designed to heterosexual. What we do or eat is none of your business.

RhonndaJ

I am always fascinated with the 'humans were not designed to' notion.

I figure that those who support this believe that humans were put on this earth in one particular form and have not changed one iota since that time.

Makes me wonder how they deal with history and science and all sorts of other things.

I prefer to believe that man is imaginative and adaptable.

BeachIron

Humans are not designed to drink cows milk, I totally agree. Thats how I don't understand why everyone freaks out saying, "I'm lactose intolerant!" Well duh, everyone is because we're not meant to have milk past childhood. Our bodies aren't designed for it.

And then there is science . . . but that's all confusing and stuff in MFP land

BeachIron

I'd also like to point out that a cow is someone's cow, not "someone's" mother, because that would make a calf "someone." Calves are not "someone," they are someone's animals.

And someone's steak

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

Yes, and humans are not designed to drink alcohol either, or ate chocolate, or breath smoke, or ate fish and other sea creatures what lives deep into Atlantic ocean and are available to us only due to technology to reach them. We are not designed to stare at screen with moving pictures or to have a sexual intercourse in *kitten*, or drive cars, or to wear glasses...

If milk is bad for your health then good for you, not drink it. But, "Humans are not designed to...", that's a silly argument.

NataliaLueck

ALL of your farting? i drink almond milk but i still fart yo...what's up with that? :huh:

UsedToBeHusky

Animals will consume whatever food source is most readily available to them. Humans have the unique priviledge and honor of posessing the intellectual capacity to garner food from any source that they choose. We are ate the top of the food chain for a reason. That does not mean that there is a food that we are biologically designed not to eat.

MightyDomo

Going off the basis that we were not designed to consume milk you would also have to consider that based off of heritage/lineage you were not designed to consume many other foods because in that region many centuries ago it was not available or was consumed far less because it was extremely difficult to procure.

You cannot forsake one food without forsaking almost all food.

Stick to hunting for meat and found fruits and vegetables and tell me how that works for ya, I would bet you'd have a less balanced nutrition than what we can do with modern ways of eating. I will continue to drink and eat my dairy products regardless of my intolerance to it because it is good for me and is a great source of nutrition.

Edit: Forgot to add that we do over time we will have better tolerance to all different kinds of things hence why some animals in nature completely change to adapt to their enviroment. We are technically animals no matter what is said about it.

lexherrera

In what way are humans "designed" to drink almond milk?

Humans have been eating almonds for billions of years

LOL billions? We were cyanobacteria billions of years ago.

EDIT: I like cow's milk. 10g protein per cup. MOOOO!

Wetcoaster

Alan Agaron on milk.......



"Argument #2: Milk (or cow babyfood) has a different composition compared to human milk. Different nutirents for different species.

Hypocrisy versus individual tolerance. I love it when I hear folks say that human adults weren’t meant to consume milk, much less the milk derived from a different animal species. Are you kidding me? So who gets to decide which parts of the cow we should consume? Let me get this straight–we can eat the cow’s muscles, but not the milk that laid the foundation for the growth of those same muscles? Huh? The logic is just too rock-solid for me. Folks who carry the torch against milk consumption typically will have some degree of allergy or digestive intolerance to it, and they take the liberty to project their personal problems onto the world around them. Many of these same “health-minded” people consume whey protein by the tubload –and this is not only a milk product, but an engineered refined milk product to boot. I suggest you raise a salute to cow’s teats the next time you flex your muscles, and let the rest of us enjoy our milk in peace."





"Do Hormones Make Milk Unhealthy?

Not unless you're injecting the milk. Here's the full story: In 1993 the FDA approved the use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in cattle. This practice resulted in greater milk production at less cost to the dairy farmer, a savings that has been passed on to you at your local supermarket. But it has also sparked much controversy, because rBGH boosts milk's concentration of insulin-like growth factor (IGF), a hormone that's been linked to cancer.

Unlike steroid hormones, which can be taken orally, rBGH and IGF must be injected to have any effect. That's because the process of digestion destroys these "protein" hormones. So drinking milk from hormone-treated cows doesn't transfer the active form of these chemicals to your body. However, there is one ethical downside to consider: It's not good for the cows. Canadian researchers discovered that cows given hormones are more likely to contract an udder infection called mastitis."



http://www.simplyshredded.com/qa-with-nutrition-expert-alan-aragon-milk.html

http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/dairy_products/printer.php

RGv2

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I am guessing you all have never even stepped on a dairy farm if you think this is even true.

^^This is the correct reply.

Holy *kitten* we agree on something..