Humans are not designed to drink cows milk
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I've tried a number of the different 'milks' out there and while I like them, I find them awfully sweet, so I'm going to stick to my cow's milk, thank you very much.
Though I'm pretty certain that years of generations drinking cow's milk has made it okay for us to have it.
So why is there still lactose intolerance among our society? All humans are lactose intolerant, just some people are more "intolerant" then others. I'm sorry, but i'm not drinking a steroid & hormone laced milk that makes a calf grow to 900lbs in a few months.
Not all people are lactose intolerant. Not even most people are lactose intolerant.0 -
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That's exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote this :happy:
How about cat's milk?Im alergic to almonds AND milk. *sigh*
What's a girl to do?!
Buy a goat.
Wait, is that against the rules too?
"You can milk anything with nipples..."
"I have nipples, Focker. Can you milk me?"0 -
There is no such thing as almond (or soy) milk. Milk comes from mammals. It should be called almond drink.
1 milk noun \ˈmilk\
Definition of MILK
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a : a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young; especially : cow's milk used as a food by humans
b : lactation <cows in milk>
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: a liquid resembling milk in appearance: as
a : the latex of a plant
b : the juice of a coconut composed of liquid endosperm
c : the contents of an unripe kernel of grain
So now we're defining something by saying it resembles itself in the definition. Either that's BS or the English language has jumped the shark.
Let's call margarine butter while we're at it
I refuse to argue with this stupidity.0 -
Unless you have been surgically enhanced to have 4 stomachs, like a cow, then there is a pretty good chance that cow's milk was not designed for you.
Cows do not actually use their 4 stomachs to digest milk. This is a common misconception. The rumen, reticulum, and omasum are all for digesting grass, grain, and other vegetative matter. When a calf drinks, the sucking mechanism runs the milk directly into the abomasum, which is the true stomach and similar to our own.
So unless you have 4 stomachs, you shouldn't be eating vegetables.
I consider this matter settled
Hahahaha...this..excellent.
To say no human should drink lactose...? That's like saying no human should eat peanuts because one person has a peanut allergy...
I drink what I am in the mood for...sometimes it's almond milk, sometimes it's cow's milk.
What works for one person may not work for another. Diets are individualized according to tolerance and preferences.
Cows eat grass, not veggies
Also, not sure where my post said that no human should eat products containing milk. Technically speaking, the statement that cow's milk was not designed for human's is 100% true, it was designed by nature for calves, will it kill other species? Highly unlikely but it may cause allergies or intolerance for many. For this reason I try to limit my intake of dairy and notice that I don't hit the snooze button so many times in the morning when I've cut it out of my diet.
Hence...to quote my own post "What works for one person may not work for another. Diets are individualized according to tolerance and preferences.
And how is drinking milk and eating products derived from cow's milk any different. I am curious.
I never said it was any different. I guess I wasn't clear. I do not feel that all people should give up cow's milk (be it in liquid form or processed or baked into any food you consume, if you huff it, boot it ore eyeball it) I'm just saying what I consider a common sense approach, if you don't feel good or think you could feel better, try eliminating it to see how you are impacted (and for the wise guy's on the thread, I realize that we eliminate everything we ingest). I would do this with any foods that I suspected one at a time to find the culprit. For people that have no digestive problems whatsoever, this is all a mute point.0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.0
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I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
I don't think it's that interesting. It makes sense for certain peoples that live in environments with limited source of dietary proteins and fats.0 -
Not trying to be a jerk, but how would animals even obtain milk past infancy? They can't milk other animals.. Also, animals do not do lots of things that we as humans are able to do, so I don't think that this is a valid argument in the whole milk debate.I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
We're also the only species that cook our food......I mean...if other animals understood how good sauteed mushrooms are and were intelligent enough to do it...I'm sure they would too.
We're more highly evolved...certainly as far as culinary skills.0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
Do you find it interesting that humans are the only species to cook or bake their food?0 -
For this reason I try to limit my intake of dairy and notice that I don't hit the snooze button so many times in the morning when I've cut it out of my diet.
Wait...
So now milk is to blame for sleeping disorders?? :huh:
Correlation =/= causation!
I assuming that you want me to say yes, so yes.0 -
For this reason I try to limit my intake of dairy and notice that I don't hit the snooze button so many times in the morning when I've cut it out of my diet.
Wait...
So now milk is to blame for sleeping disorders?? :huh:
Correlation =/= causation!
I assuming that you want me to say yes, so yes.
Correlation does not equal causation. You do not know that eliminating milk was the reason you are sleeping better. There are too many other factors that could have created a better environment for your sleep patterns. This is why anecdote is not evidenciary.0 -
My dogs happily chow down on both baked food and dairy products. They don't have the ability to cook or obtain milk themselves, but are more than happy to share in my good fortune.
On the other hand, I prefer not to drink cow milk, or eat cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, because I think it all tastes nasty. As does anything nut based. Yes, I must be picky!
That doesn't mean I'm going to tell other people what they should or shouldn't eat. We all have our preferences.0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
Do you find it interesting that humans are the only species to cook or bake their food?
Or that an animal will not reject cooked or baked food when its offered to them?0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
Cows that have been raised on their dams will continue to nurse into adulthood.0 -
I do agree....we only drink it because its easier to mass produce..I drink it I was raised on cows milk but I do think its why a lot of people have lactose issues...I prefer silk milk...and really not to drink cows milk by the glass at all..but habits die hard I guess and I always go back to buying the gallons of regular milk....That's why I only drink almond milk. It has fixed all my flatulence problems. Give it a try!0 -
I eat only human milk and meat.0
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I mean, honestly, this was such a predictable response. Lol. Moo.0
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Honestly people, the fact of the matter is that no animal species will reject food when food is available to them. The argument that humans aren't "designed" to consume any food item is ridiculous. If we lack the ability to process it, then our bodies can develop the ability to process it over time. However, as it is with genetics, some people are just going to be SOL!
If you're one of the unlucky few, I'm so sorry. But as long as milk isn't causing me issues, I'm going to enjoy at my leisure.
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We were not designed for anything. We evolved. And most of us with European or African roots have evolved to digest the lactose in cow's milk.0
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If it were the ideal nutrition then why would so many mother's choose breastfeeding when it would be so simple to feed cow's milk instead which we (human's) must be designed to consume by this point in time???
Not sure if serious.
Most baby formulas are made from cows milk. Wasn't that long ago that breastfeeding was scarce in western society with virtually all babies being formula fed.
Kids can switch to drinking regular milk once they start moving and getting nutrition from other foods as well. The big reason to avoid it before that is that cows milk is a good bit more calorically dense than human milk.
Just because it became fashionable for mother's not to breastfeed does not mean that it was optimal. There are milk based and soy based formulas and neither one is a perfect fit for every baby. I don't disrespect any woman who chooses to give formula over nursing but it wasn't the option chosen for my family.0 -
I have always thought it interesting that humans are the only species to drink milk past infancy.
Tell that to my cats and my dog... Why does the misconception persist... Just because they can't get up, go to the store and grab a gallon of milk doesn't mean they won't drink it if they had the chance to.
ETA: that doesn't mean they will be able to digest it properly due to the lack of lactose in their system due to the lack of drinking milk but they will still drink it all the same.0 -
So corn fed beef is another myth?
Cattle are fed corn in feed lots when being fattened up for slaughter. No myth about it but I prefer grass fed beef myself......0 -
We were not designed for anything. We evolved. And most of us with European or African roots have evolved to digest the lactose in cow's milk.
Woohoo! I'm a proud carrier of a beneficial genetic mutation!0 -
I do agree....we only drink it because its easier to mass produce..I drink it I was raised on cows milk but I do think its why a lot of people have lactose issues...I prefer silk milk...and really not to drink cows milk by the glass at all..but habits die hard I guess and I always go back to buying the gallons of regular milk....That's why I only drink almond milk. It has fixed all my flatulence problems. Give it a try!
Honestly? I drink cow's milk because I think almond, soy and coconut milks taste terrible. If all that many people today thought this stuff was better than cow's milk, they'd figure out the manufacturing difficulties. There has been a lot more exposure to the alternative milks recently, so maybe eventually the masses will decide for alternative milks, who knows.0 -
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How about cat's milk?Im alergic to almonds AND milk. *sigh*
What's a girl to do?!
Buy a goat.
Wait, is that against the rules too?
"You can milk anything with nipples..."
"I have nipples, Focker. Can you milk me?"
I'm a man, with nipples, try milking me and you'll be missing a few teeth . . . wait, on second thought . . .
~finds myself having completely inappropriate thoughts~0 -
When you consume a milk or dairy product, you really have no certainty as to how it was raised.
There are stupid and cruel teenagers everywhere doing bad things to animals. Not just on farms to cows.0 -
I've tried a number of the different 'milks' out there and while I like them, I find them awfully sweet, so I'm going to stick to my cow's milk, thank you very much.
Though I'm pretty certain that years of generations drinking cow's milk has made it okay for us to have it.
So why is there still lactose intolerance among our society? All humans are lactose intolerant, just some people are more "intolerant" then others. I'm sorry, but i'm not drinking a steroid & hormone laced milk that makes a calf grow to 900lbs in a few months.
I heard (I am not a scientist or anything) it is the homoginist (sorry spelling) process that is difficult for humans to process and if that person drinks natural fresh cows milk they wouldn't have any issues. I think we just over process EVERYTHING.0
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